Where does “regnskur” come from?

regnskur (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål skur, from Old Norse skúr, from Middle Low German schūr, from Proto-Germanic skūrō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- — north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower.

regnskur (Norwegian Bokmål): a rain shower, shower of rain

Definitions

  1. a rain shower, shower of rain

Ancestry of “regnskur”, step by step

regnskur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål skur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskura shed; a shower
2Old Norseskúrshower
3Middle Low Germanschūr—
4Proto-Germanicskūrōstorm; short shower; shelter, shack
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱēwer-north; north wind; cold wind; rain shower

via Norwegian Bokmål regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålregnrain; imperative of regne
2Old Norseregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱēwer- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skūrō →Every word from Middle Low German schūr →