Where does “beregnen” come from?

beregnen (German) comes from German regnen, from Middle High German regenen, from Old High German reganōn, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic regnōną, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

beregnen (German): to water

Definitions

  1. to water

Ancestry of “beregnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanregnento rain
2Middle High Germanregenen—
3Old High Germanreganōn—
4Proto-West Germanic*regnōnto rain
5Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
6Proto-Germanicregnąrain
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-Germanic regnōną →
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