Where does “høljeregne” come from?
høljeregne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål regne, from Old Norse regna, from Proto-Germanic rignijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
høljeregne (Norwegian Bokmål): to rain cats and dogs, pour
Definitions
- to rain cats and dogs, pour
Ancestry of “høljeregne”, step by step
høljeregne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål regne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | regne | to rain; to calculate, reckon; to consider,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | regna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rignijaną | to rain |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |