2006-09-21 07:17:07 · 5 answers · asked by qwderf1234 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Rain comes from Old English regn, which ultimately derives from a Proto-Germanic word *regn. It is NOT from any Greek word. The Proto-Germanic word cannot be related to any Proto-Indo-European form so it probably represents a borrowing from some non-Indo-European language that was formerly spoken along the south Baltic coast.
2006-09-21 09:22:44 · answer #1 · answered by Taivo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The origon of the word "rain" comes from the greek word, "hinoeh," meaning, "what falls from the sky."
2006-09-21 14:24:04 · answer #2 · answered by I think... 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
rain: from old English reġn.
2006-09-21 15:50:50 · answer #3 · answered by gek_meisje05 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Old English word " regnian".
2006-09-21 14:22:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it was first used when primaeval man experienced this wet stuff coming down from the sky.
2006-09-21 14:41:22 · answer #5 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋