Where does “rein” come from?

rein (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse rein, from Proto-Germanic rainō, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rein (Icelandic): strip

Definitions

  1. strip

Ancestry of “rein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsereina strip of land
2Proto-Germanicrainōbaulk, ridge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rainō →Every word from Old Norse rein →
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