Where does “Ῥῆνος” come from?

Ῥῆνος (Ancient Greek) comes from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic Reinos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ῥῆνος (Ancient Greek): the river Rhine

Definitions

  1. the river Rhine

Ancestry of “Ῥῆνος”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GaulishRēnosthat which flows
2Proto-CelticReinosriver, waterway
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “Ῥῆνος

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-Every word from Proto-Celtic Reinos