Where does “Rään” come from?

Rään (Central Franconian) comes from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

Rään (Central Franconian): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “Rään”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanreganrain
2Proto-West Germanicregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →