Where does “pøsregn” come from?

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

pøsregn (Norwegian Nynorsk): torrential rain, downpour

Definitions

  1. torrential rain, downpour

Ancestry of “pøsregn”, step by step

pøsregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskregnrain; imperative of regna
2Old Norseregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Norwegian Nynorsk pøsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpøsa—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →