Where does “Regenwolke” come from?

Regenwolke (German) comes from German Ręgen, from Middle High German rëgen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

Regenwolke (German): rain cloud

Definitions

  1. rain cloud

Ancestry of “Regenwolke”, step by step

Regenwolke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ręgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRęgen—
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via German wolke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwolkecloud, made of steam, ash, smoke or anything that resembles such a mass (may also be Schwaden or Schwade in this sense)
2Middle High Germanwolkencloud
3Old High Germanwolkan—
4Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →