Where does “Reinhard” come from?

Reinhard (German) comes from Middle High German Reinhart, from Old High German Reginhart, from Proto-Germanic Raginaharduz, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.

Ancestry of “Reinhard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High GermanReinhart—
2Old High GermanReginhart—
3Proto-GermanicRaginaharduzA male given name
4Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
5Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
6Proto-Turkic*keŕ-to travel, tour

Words derived from “Reinhard”

Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kert- →Every word from Proto-Germanic harduz →
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