Where does “regnskógur” come from?
regnskógur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic regn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.
regnskógur (Icelandic): rainforest
Ancestry of “regnskógur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | regn | rain |
| 2 | Old Norse | regn | rain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |