Where does “rhyne” come from?

rhyne (Yola) comes from Middle English reyn, from Old English reġn, from Proto-West Germanic regn, from Proto-Germanic regną, from Proto-Indo-European Hreǵ- — to flow.

rhyne (Yola): rain

Definitions

  1. rain

Ancestry of “rhyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishreynrain water falling from a cloud
2Old Englishreġnrain
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 →