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Where does “Reen” come from?

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

Reen (Luxembourgish): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “Reen”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Reen”

  • Schnéireen
  • Reeschauer
  • Fisemreen
  • Reewuerm
  • Reewaasser
  • Reewollek
  • Reemantel
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