Where does “regenbui” come from?
regenbui (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.
regenbui (Dutch): rain shower, incidence of rain
Definitions
- rain shower, incidence of rain
Ancestry of “regenbui”, step by step
regenbui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch regen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regen | rain |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rēgen | rain |
| 3 | Old Dutch | regan | rain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
via Dutch bui
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bui | shower rain, or generally a bout of bad weather such as snow |