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Where does “Rente” come from?

Rente (German) comes from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Rente (German): pension, retirement pay

Definitions

  1. pension, retirement pay

Ancestry of “Rente”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrenteincome
2Medieval Latinrendita—
3Latinrendō—
4Latinreddō—
5Latindō—
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “Rente”

  • Rentenversicherung
  • Rentner
  • renta
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →