Where does “pøsregn” come from?

pøsregn (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål regn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

pøsregn (Norwegian Bokmål): torrential rain, downpour

Definitions

  1. torrential rain, downpour

Ancestry of “pøsregn”, step by step

pøsregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålregnrain; imperative of regne
2Old Norseregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Norwegian Bokmål pøse

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpøseto pour e.g. rain
2Danishposebag
3Old Norseposipurse, bag; bag, purse
4Proto-Germanicpusôbag, sack, scrip
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