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Where does “regt” come from?

regt (German) comes from German regen, from Middle High German regen, from Middle High German ragen, from Old High German hragēn, from Proto-West Germanic *hragōn.

regt (German): inflection of regen: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of regen: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “regt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanregenTo move; To be active doing something, occupying...
2Middle High Germanregento make protrude, to erect, to excite, to move
3Middle High Germanragen—
4Old High Germanhragēn—
5Proto-West Germanic*hragōn—
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