Where does “ösregna” come from?
ösregna (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.
ösregna (Swedish): to rain cats and dogs
Definitions
- to rain cats and dogs
Ancestry of “ösregna”, step by step
ösregna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |
via Swedish ösregn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ösregn | cloudburst |
| 2 | Swedish | ösa | to scoop move a fluid, one scoop at a time, pour, serve |
| 3 | Old Swedish | øsa | to ladle, to scoop |
| 4 | Old Norse | ausa | to sprinkle, pour; a ladle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ausaną | to scoop, to draw |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |