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

  1. Pouring with rain; wet; showery

Ancestry of “rainy”, step by step

rainy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish raic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishraicwreck, wreckage; racket, ruction, riot, uproar
2Polishrajcacouncilman
3Old Polishradca—

via Middle English reyny

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreynyrainy pouring with rain
2Old Englishreġniġrainy
3Proto-Germanicregnagazrainy

Words derived from “rainy”

Every word from Old Polish radca →Every word from Polish rajca →Every word from Irish raic →