Where does “raincoatless” come from?
raincoatless (English) comes from English raincoat, from English rain, from Middle English reyn, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.
raincoatless (English): Without a raincoat
Definitions
- Without a raincoat
Ancestry of “raincoatless”, step by step
raincoatless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English raincoat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | raincoat | A waterproof coat to be worn in the rain; A... |
| 2 | English | rain | Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter... |
| 3 | Middle English | reyn | rain water falling from a cloud |
| 4 | Old English | reġn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |