Where does “regendruppel” come from?

regendruppel (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.

regendruppel (Dutch): A raindrop, drop of rainwater

Definitions

  1. A raindrop, drop of rainwater

Ancestry of “regendruppel”, step by step

regendruppel 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 druppel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchdruppeldrop, dribble, droplet
2Middle Dutchdroppel—
3Luxembourgishdrop-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →