Where does “regnen” come from?

regnen (German) comes 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.

regnen (German): to rain

Definitions

  1. to rain

Ancestry of “regnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanregenen—
2Old High Germanreganōn—
3Proto-West Germanic*regnōnto rain
4Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
5Proto-Germanicregnąrain
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regnen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-Germanic regnōną →