Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/regnawatōr

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

Compound of *regną (“rain”) +‎ *watōr (“water”).

Noun

*regnawatōr n

  1. rainwater

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *regnawatar
    • Old English: reġnwæter, rēnwæter
      • Middle English: rein water, reyn water, reyne water, rayne water, rayn water
    • Old Frisian: *reinweter
      • West Frisian: reinwetter
    • Old Saxon: *reganwater
      • Middle Low German: *regenwāter
        • Plautdietsch: Räajenwota
    • Old Dutch: *reganwatar
    • Old High German: reganwazar
  • Old Norse: regnvatn
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