Where does “Rentiergeweih” come from?
Rentiergeweih (German) comes from German Rentier, from French rentier, from French rente, from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō — to give.
Rentiergeweih (German): reindeer antlers
Definitions
- reindeer antlers
Ancestry of “Rentiergeweih”, step by step
Rentiergeweih traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rentier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rentier | reindeer; rentier |
| 2 | French | rentier | rentier |
| 3 | French | rente | annuity; benefit; pension; private income |
| 4 | Old French | rente | income |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | rendita | — |
| 6 | Latin | rendō | — |
| 7 | Latin | reddō | to give back, return, restore |
| 8 | Latin | dō | to give |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |