Where does “Reemantel” come from?

Reemantel (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Reen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

Reemantel (Luxembourgish): raincoat

Definitions

  1. raincoat

Ancestry of “Reemantel”, step by step

Reemantel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Reen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishReenrain
2Old High Germanreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Luxembourgish Mantel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishMantelcoat; mantle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →