Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/regną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ- (“to water; moisture, wetness”). Cognate with Latin rigō (“wet, moisten”, verb).

Noun

*regną n

(East Germanic, North Germanic) rain

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *regną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*regną	*regnō
vocative	*regną	*regnō
accusative	*regną	*regnō
genitive	regnas, rignis	*regnǫ̂
dative	*rignai	*regnamaz
instrumental	*regnō	*regnamiz

Derived terms

Related terms

*regnaz (West Germanic)

Descendants

Old Norse: regn
- Icelandic: regn
- Faroese: regn
- Norn: regen
- Norwegian: regn
- Old Swedish: ræghn
  - Swedish: regn
- Danish: regn
- Gutnish: regn
- Westrobothnian: rägn, rängen, regen, reän
Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign)
Crimean Gothic: reghen

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