Where does “rainsquall” come from?

rainsquall (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.

rainsquall (English): A rainstorm

Definitions

  1. A rainstorm

Ancestry of “rainsquall”, step by step

rainsquall 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 squall

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsquallA squall line, multicell line, or part of a...
2Middle Englishsqualen—
3Old Norseskvalato cry out
4Proto-Germanic*skwel-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansḱel-to be obligated, owe
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →