Where does “regennass” come from?

regennass (German) comes from German nass, from Middle High German naȥ, from Old High German naȥ, from Proto-West Germanic *nat, from Proto-Germanic nataz, from Proto-Indo-European ned- — to be wet; wet; to tie together.

regennass (German): rainy

Definitions

  1. rainy

Ancestry of “regennass”, step by step

regennass traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German nass

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannasswet
2Middle High Germannaȥ—
3Old High Germannaȥwet
4Proto-West Germanic*natwet
5Proto-Germanicnatazwet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanned-to be wet; wet; to tie together

via German Ręgen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRęgen—
2Middle High Germanrëgen—
3Old High Germanreganrain
4Proto-West Germanicregnrain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ned- →
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