Where does “regnskyl” come from?

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

regnskyl (Danish): downpour, cloudburst

Definitions

  1. downpour, cloudburst

Ancestry of “regnskyl”, step by step

regnskyl 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 skyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskyl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →