Where does “rēgen” come from?

rēgen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

rēgen (Middle Dutch): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “rēgen”, step by step

rēgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Dutch regan

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

via Old Saxon regan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonregan—
2Proto-Germanic*regn—

Words derived from “rēgen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →