Where does “duggregn” come from?

duggregn (Swedish) comes from Swedish regn, from Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

duggregn (Swedish): drizzle (light rain)

Definitions

  1. drizzle (light rain)

Ancestry of “duggregn”, step by step

duggregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish regn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishregnrain
2Old Swedishræghn—
3Old Norseregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow

via Norwegian Bokmål dugg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålduggdew; condensation, mist
2Old Norsedǫggdew; second-person singular imperative of dǫggva
3Proto-GermanicdawwōAlternative form of *dawwaz; dew, moisture
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰew-to die, pass away; to run, flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Old Norse regn →