Where does “regne” come from?

regne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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.

regne (Norwegian Bokmål): to rain; to calculate, reckon; to consider,...

Definitions

  1. to rain; to calculate, reckon; to consider,...

Ancestry of “regne”, step by step

regne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse regna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseregna—
2Proto-Germanicrignijanąto rain
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

via Danish regne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregnerain; solve, work out; estimate
2Middle Low Germanrēkenen—
3Old Saxonrekenōn—
4Proto-Germanicrekanōnąto count; to explain
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regne”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →