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Where does “regn” come from?

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

regn (Proto-West Germanic): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “regn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicregnąrain
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

Words derived from “regn”

  • Regenwolke
  • Regenzeit
  • Schneeregen
  • regnerisch
  • Regenguss
  • Regenfall
  • Regenbildung
  • Regenschauer
  • Regenwald
  • Regen
  • Eisregen
  • Nieselregen
  • regennass
  • Sprühregen
  • Regenschirm
  • Regenrinne
  • Regenpfeifer
  • Regenmantel
  • Regenwahrscheinlichkeit
  • Regenwetter
  • Regenwasser
  • regenscherm
  • miezerregen
  • regenton
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