Where does “Raino” come from?
Raino (Finnish) comes from Finnish Rainer, from German Rainer, from Old High German Reginheri, from Proto-Germanic Raginaharjaz, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- — army.
Ancestry of “Raino”, step by step
Raino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Rainer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Rainer | — |
| 2 | German | Rainer | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Reginheri | of the 8th and 9th C., including Reginhar, Bishop of Passau |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Raginaharjaz | A male given name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Finnish Reino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Reino | — |
| 2 | English | Reynold | today more popular in the forms Reginald and Ronald. Modern use is partly transferred from the surname |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | Reinald | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | Raginawaldaz | A male given name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | raginą | decision, advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrokéno- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hrok- | — |