Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/regnōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *regnōną. Equivalent to *regn (“rain”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*regnōn

(impersonal) to rain

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*regnōn
1st sg. past	*regnōdā
Infinitive	*regnōn
Genitive infin.	*regnōnijas
Dative infin.	*regnōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*regnōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*regnō	*regnōdā
2nd singular	*regnōs	regnōdēs, regnōdōs
3rd singular	*regnōþ	regnōdē, regnōdā
1st plural	*regnōm	*regnōdum
2nd plural	*regnōþ	*regnōdud
3rd plural	*regnōnþ	*regnōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*regnō	*regnōdī
2nd singular	*regnōs	*regnōdī
3rd singular	*regnō	*regnōdī
1st plural	*regnōm	*regnōdīm
2nd plural	*regnōþ	*regnōdīd
3rd plural	*regnōn	*regnōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*regnō
Plural	*regnōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*regnōndī	*regnōd

Related terms

*rignijan

Descendants

Old English: reġnian
- Middle English: reinen
  - English: rain
  - Scots: raine, rain, rayn rayne, rane
Old Frisian: reinia
- Saterland Frisian: reine
- West Frisian: reine
Old Saxon: *reganon
- Middle Low German: rēgenen
  - German Low German: regen, rägen
  - Plautdietsch: räajnen
Old Dutch: *reganon
- Middle Dutch: rēgenen
  - Dutch: regenen
    - Afrikaans: reën
    - Jersey Dutch: rếgene
  - Limburgish: raengere
Old High German: reganōn
- Middle High German: regenen
  - Cimbrian: règhenan, rengen
  - German: regnen
  - Luxembourgish: reenen
  - Yiddish: רעגענען (regenen)

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