Where does “rinne” come from?

rinne (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch rein, from Old Dutch regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

rinne (West Flemish): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “rinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchrein—
2Old Dutchreganrain
3Proto-West Germanicregnrain
4Proto-Germanicregnąrain
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreǵ-to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic regną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic regn →