Etymology Explorer › Old Saxon

Where does “regan” come from?

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

Ancestry of “regan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “regan”

  • Ręgen
  • Regen
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