Where does “rain” come from?

rain (English) comes from Middle English reyn, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

rain (English): Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter...

Definitions

  1. Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter...

Ancestry of “rain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreynrain water falling from a cloud
2Old Englishreġnrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “rain”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →