Where does “Reinkarnation” come from?

Reinkarnation (German) comes from Danish reinkarnere, from Danish re-, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

Reinkarnation (German): reincarnation

Definitions

  1. reincarnation

Ancestry of “Reinkarnation”, step by step

Reinkarnation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish reinkarnere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishreinkarnereto reincarnate
2Danishre-re
3Latinrĕ-back, backwards
4Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
5Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
6Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Inkarnation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanInkarnationincarnation
2Latinincarnatioincarnation; the Incarnation
3Latinincarnōto make or become incarnate; to make into flesh
4Latincarōflesh, meat of an animal
5Proto-Italickarōpiece, portion; meat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-