Where does “regnbukser” come from?

regnbukser (Danish) comes from Danish regn, from Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regnbukser (Danish): rainpants

Definitions

  1. rainpants

Ancestry of “regnbukser”, step by step

regnbukser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregnrain; imperative of regne
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Danish bukser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbuksertrousers, pants; cod roe
2Middle Low Germanbuxe—
3Middle Low Germanhôse—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →