Where does “vinterregn” come from?

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

vinterregn (Danish): winter rain

Definitions

  1. winter rain

Ancestry of “vinterregn”, step by step

vinterregn 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 vinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvinterwinter
2Old Danishwintærwinter
3Old Norsevintrwinter
4Proto-Germanicwintruzwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →