Where does “Reynard” come from?
Reynard (English) comes from French renard, from Old French renart, from Latin Renartus, from Proto-Germanic Raginaharduz, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ-.
Ancestry of “Reynard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | renard | fox; crafty, purposeful and cunning character;... |
| 2 | Old French | renart | fox |
| 3 | Latin | Renartus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Raginaharduz | A male given name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 7 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | — |