Where does “regenen” come from?
regenen (Middle High German) 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.
Ancestry of “regenen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | reganōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *regnōn | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | regnōną | to rain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
Words derived from “regenen”