Etymology Explorer › Old High German

Where does “reganōn” come from?

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

Ancestry of “reganōn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reganōn”

  • regnen
  • regenen
  • reenen
  • rengen
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