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Where does “βρέχω” come from?

βρέχω (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Indo-European mergʰ- — to moisten, wet; to blink, to twinkle.

βρέχω (Ancient Greek): I wet, I drench; send rain; it rains

Definitions

  1. I wet, I drench; send rain; it rains

Ancestry of “βρέχω”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmergʰ-to moisten, wet; to blink, to twinkle

Words derived from “βρέχω”

  • βρεγμένος
  • βροχή
  • βρέχω
  • βροχή
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