Where does “regn” come from?

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

regn (Norwegian Nynorsk): rain; imperative of regna

Definitions

  1. rain; imperative of regna

Ancestry of “regn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseregnrain
2Proto-Germanicregnąrain
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →