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Where does “regenen” come from?

regenen (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch rēgenen, from Old Dutch reganon, from Proto-Germanic regnōną, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regenen (Dutch): To rain, to precipitate; To accumulate in large...

Definitions

  1. To rain, to precipitate; To accumulate in large...

Ancestry of “regenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrēgenen—
2Old Dutchreganonto rain
3Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regenen”

  • pijpenstelen regenen
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