Where does “Regge” come from?

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

Regge (Pennsylvania German): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “Regge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrëgen—
2Old High Germanreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “Regge”

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