Where does “rèn” come from?

rèn (Haitian Creole) comes from French rein, from Middle French rein, from Old French rein, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rèn (Haitian Creole): queen

Definitions

  1. queen

Ancestry of “rèn”, step by step

rèn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreinkidney; small of the back, waist
2Middle Frenchreinkidney
3Old Frenchreinkidney; small of the back, lower back;...
4Latinrēnkidney
5Proto-Italichrēn—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

via French reine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchreinequeen
2Old FrenchreïneAlternative form of royne
3Latinrēgīnaqueen

Words derived from “rèn”

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