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Where does “regenjas” come from?

regenjas (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.

regenjas (Dutch): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “regenjas”, step by step

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