Where does “ren” come from?

Ren is not attested in English; the Latin ren derives from Proto-Italic hrēn, which comes from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren-, of unknown meaning.

ren (English): A kidney; One’s name, as part of the soul in...

Definitions

  1. A kidney; One’s name, as part of the soul in...

Ancestry of “ren”, step by step

ren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rēn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēnkidney
2Proto-Italichrēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

via Egyptian rn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Egyptianrnname; identity; reputation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →