Where does “rainscald” come from?

rainscald (English) comes 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.

rainscald (English): A skin disease made more likely by excessive...

Definitions

  1. A skin disease made more likely by excessive...

Ancestry of “rainscald”, step by step

rainscald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrainCondensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter...
2Middle Englishreynrain water falling from a cloud
3Old Englishreġnrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via English scald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishscaldTo burn with hot liquid; To heat almost to...
2Middle Englishscaldento scald
3Old Northern Frenchescalder—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →