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Where does “reremain” come from?

reremain (English) comes from Old French reremein, from Old French areremein, from Old French arere, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

reremain (English): A blow with the back of the hand

Definitions

  1. A blow with the back of the hand

Ancestry of “reremain”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreremein—
2Old Frenchareremein—
3Old Frencharereback, backwards
4Latinarātrum—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →