Where does “reenen” come from?

reenen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German reganōn, from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic regnōną, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

reenen (Luxembourgish): to rain

Definitions

  1. to rain

Ancestry of “reenen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanreganōn—
2Proto-West Germanic*regnōnto rain
3Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-Germanic regnōną →