Where does “Reinzeme” come from?

Reinzeme (Latvian) comes from German Rheinland, from German Rhein, from Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic Reinos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Ancestry of “Reinzeme”, step by step

Reinzeme traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rheinland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRheinland—
2GermanRheinRhine; the river Rhine
3Middle High GermanRīn—
4Old High GermanRīn—
5Proto-West Germanic*Rīnthe river Rhine
6Proto-GermanicRīnazthe river Rhine
7GaulishRēnosthat which flows
8Proto-CelticReinosriver, waterway
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

via Latvian zemē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latvianzemēlocative singular form of zeme
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*źémijāˀearth
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
4Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
5Proto-Indo-European-mi—

via Latvian Reina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatvianReina—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Reinos →