Where does “ree” come from?

ree (Limburgish) comes from Middle Dutch ree, from Old Dutch rēa, from Proto-West Germanic raihō, from Proto-Germanic raihô, from Proto-Indo-European róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

ree (Limburgish): roe, deer of the genus Capreolus

Definitions

  1. roe, deer of the genus Capreolus

Ancestry of “ree”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchree—
2Old Dutchrēa—
3Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
4Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
5Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →