Where does “reën” come from?

reën (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

reën (Afrikaans): rain; to rain

Definitions

  1. rain; to rain

Ancestry of “reën”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregenrain
2Middle Dutchrēgenrain
3Old Dutchreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “reën”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →