Where does “Ren” come from?

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

Ren (German): reindeer

Definitions

  1. reindeer

Ancestry of “Ren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēnkidney
2Proto-Italichrēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “Ren”

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