Where does “rainswept” come from?
rainswept (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.
rainswept (English): Describing a place where it is raining heavily
Definitions
- Describing a place where it is raining heavily
Ancestry of “rainswept”, step by step
rainswept traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rain | Condensed water falling from a cloud; Any matter... |
| 2 | Middle English | reyn | rain water falling from a cloud |
| 3 | Old English | reġn | rain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
via English swept
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | swept | simple past tense and past participle of sweep |