Where does “Rhenian” come from?
Rhenian (English) comes from English Rhine, from Middle English Rine, from Old English Rīn, from Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
Rhenian (English): Rhenish
Definitions
- Rhenish
Ancestry of “Rhenian”, step by step
Rhenian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rhine | A watercourse; a ditch for water |
| 2 | Middle English | Rine | — |
| 3 | Old English | Rīn | the Rhine |
| 4 | Middle High German | Rīn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Rīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *Rīn | the river Rhine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Rīnaz | the river Rhine |
| 8 | Gaulish | Rēnos | that which flows |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Reinos | river, waterway |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |