Where does “rainy” come from?
Rainy derives from Middle English reyny, from Old English reġniġ, from Proto-Germanic regnagaz, meaning characterized by rain or rainfall.
rainy (English): Pouring with rain; wet; showery
Definitions
- Pouring with rain; wet; showery
Ancestry of “rainy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | -iny | — |
| 2 | Old Polish | -in | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “rainy”