Where does “rein” come from?

rein (French) comes from Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rein (French): kidney; small of the back, waist

Definitions

  1. kidney; small of the back, waist

Ancestry of “rein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchreinkidney
2Old Frenchreinkidney; small of the back, lower back;...
3Latinrēnkidney
4Proto-Italichrēn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “rein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →