Where does “regnian” come from?

regnian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic *regnōn, from Proto-Germanic regnōną, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regnian (Old English): to prepare, arrange, order; to rain

Definitions

  1. to prepare, arrange, order; to rain

Ancestry of “regnian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*regnōnto rain
2Proto-Germanicregnōnąto rain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regnian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-Germanic regnōną →