Where does “Reewollek” come from?

Reewollek (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.

Reewollek (Luxembourgish): rain cloud

Definitions

  1. rain cloud

Ancestry of “Reewollek”, step by step

Reewollek 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 Wollek

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishWollekcloud
2Old High Germanwolkan—
3Proto-Germanicwulkanącloud
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwelg-wet, damp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →