Where does “regnskyll” come from?

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

regnskyll (Norwegian Bokmål): a downpour

Definitions

  1. a downpour

Ancestry of “regnskyll”, step by step

regnskyll 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 skyll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålskyllimperative of skylle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →