Where does “regnsky” come from?

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

regnsky (Norwegian Bokmål): a rain cloud

Definitions

  1. a rain cloud

Ancestry of “regnsky”, step by step

regnsky 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 sky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskyshy; a cloud; to avoid, shun
2Old Norseskýcloud
3Proto-Germanicskiwjącloud; sky
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →