Where does “regan” come from?

regan (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

regan (Old High German): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “regan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicregnrain
2Proto-Germanicregnąrain
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regan”

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