Where does “miezerregen” come from?

miezerregen (Dutch) comes from Dutch regen, from Middle Dutch rēgen, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

miezerregen (Dutch): drizzle, light rain

Definitions

  1. drizzle, light rain

Ancestry of “miezerregen”, step by step

miezerregen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch regen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregenrain
2Middle Dutchrēgenrain
3Old Dutchreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Dutch miezeren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchmiezerento drizzle, rain lightly
2Dutchmiezelento drizzle, rain gently
3Middle Low Germanmiseln—
4Proto-Germanicmīganąto urinate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeiǵʰ-to urinate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →