Where does “Reen” come from?

Reen (Transylvanian Saxon) comes from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

Reen (Transylvanian Saxon): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “Reen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanreganrain
2Proto-West Germanicregnrain
3Proto-Germanicregnąrain
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →
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