Where does “regnskog” come from?

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

regnskog (Norwegian Bokmål): a rainforest

Definitions

  1. a rainforest

Ancestry of “regnskog”, step by step

regnskog 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 skog

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskogforest, wood
2Old Norseskógrwood, forest
3Proto-Germanicskōgazforest, wood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →