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
- to prepare, arrange, order; to rain
Ancestry of “regnian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *regnōn | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | regnōną | to rain |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |