Where does “duggregna” come from?

duggregna (Swedish) comes from Swedish regna, from Old Norse regna, from Proto-Germanic rignijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

duggregna (Swedish): to rain lightly, to drizzle

Definitions

  1. to rain lightly, to drizzle

Ancestry of “duggregna”, step by step

duggregna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish regna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishregnato rain
2Old Norseregna—
3Proto-Germanicrignijanąto rain
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she

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 Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →