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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrē—
2Old High Germanrēh—
3Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
4Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
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