Where does “Riin” come from?

Riin (North Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rein, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

Riin (North Frisian): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “Riin”, step by step

Riin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Frisian rein

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

via Proto-Germanic regnōną

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →