Where does “שלאַקסרעגן” come from?
שלאַקסרעגן (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רעגן, from Middle High German rëgen, from Old High German regan, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.
שלאַקסרעגן (Yiddish): downpour
Definitions
- downpour
Ancestry of “שלאַקסרעגן”, step by step
שלאַקסרעגן traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Yiddish רעגן
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | רעגן | rain |
| 2 | Middle High German | rëgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | regan | rain |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | regn | rain |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | regną | rain |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreǵ- | to flow |
via Yiddish שלאַקס
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yiddish | שלאַקס | — |