Where does “hällregn” come from?
hällregn (Swedish) comes from Swedish hälla, from Old Swedish hælla, from Old Norse hella, from Old Norse hallr, from Proto-Germanic halluz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
hällregn (Swedish): cloudburst
Definitions
- cloudburst
Ancestry of “hällregn”, step by step
hällregn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hälla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hälla | to pour; to sprinkle; to cause to flow in a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hælla | to pour out |
| 3 | Old Norse | hella | flat stone, slab of rock; to pour out; accusative... |
| 4 | Old Norse | hallr | slope, hill; rock, stone; leaning to one side,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | halluz | A rock; stone; boulder; A rockface; cliff |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |