Where does “styrtregne” come from?
styrtregne (Danish) comes from Danish regne, from Middle Low German rēkenen, from Old Saxon rekenōn, from Proto-Germanic rekanōną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
styrtregne (Danish): to rain buckets; rain heavily
Definitions
- to rain buckets; rain heavily
Ancestry of “styrtregne”, step by step
styrtregne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish regne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | regne | rain; solve, work out; estimate |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rēkenen | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | rekenōn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rekanōną | to count; to explain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Danish styrt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | styrt | — |