Where does “reënjas” come from?

reënjas (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans reën, 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.

reënjas (Afrikaans): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “reënjas”, step by step

reënjas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans reën

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansreënrain; to rain
2Dutchregenrain
3Middle Dutchrēgenrain
4Old Dutchreganrain
5Proto-West Germanicregnrain
6Proto-Germanicregnąrain
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Afrikaans jas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansjascoat
2DutchjasA coat; Someone who hasn't been born and raised...
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