Where does “Reh” come from?
Reh (German) comes from Middle High German rē, from Old High German rēh, from Proto-West Germanic raihō, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Ancestry of “Reh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | rē | — |
| 2 | Old High German | rēh | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | raihō | roe deer |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | raihô | deer |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | róyko- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēy- | thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,... |