Where does “regenpijp” come from?

regenpijp (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.

regenpijp (Dutch): drainpipe, downspout

Definitions

  1. drainpipe, downspout

Ancestry of “regenpijp”, step by step

regenpijp 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 pijp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpijppipe; tube
2Middle Dutchpîpe—
3Old Dutchpīpaflute
4Proto-Germanic*pīpā—
5Vulgar Latinpipapipe
6LatinpipoI pip, peep
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →