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Etymology
From Dutch weemoed, from Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedich. The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”).
Pronunciation
Noun
weemoed (uncountable)
- melancholy
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedich. The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋeːmut/
- Hyphenation: wee‧moed
Noun
weemoed m (uncountable)
- (slightly literary) melancholy
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