Where does “rigning” come from?

rigning (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic rigna, from Old Norse regna, from Proto-Germanic rignijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

rigning (Icelandic): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “rigning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrignato rain
2Old Norseregna—
3Proto-Germanicrignijanąto rain
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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