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Where does “Rentner” come from?

Rentner (German) comes from German Rente, 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 — to give.

Rentner (German): pensioner

Definitions

  1. pensioner

Ancestry of “Rentner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRentepension, retirement pay
2Old Frenchrenteincome
3Medieval Latinrendita—
4Latinrendō—
5Latinreddō—
6Latindō—
7Proto-Italicdidōgive
8Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
9Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →