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”

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