weemoed
Dutch
Etymology
Formally from Middle Dutch weemoede (“deep sadness”), backformation from weemoedig. Analysable as wee (“pain, woe, sadness”) + moed (“mood”). The semantic development was later influenced by German Wehmut, from Middle Low German wēmōt.
Pronunciation
Noun
weemoed m (uncountable)
- (slightly literary) melancholy
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