Where does “Réi” come from?

Réi (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rō, from Old High German rāo, from Proto-West Germanic hrau, from Proto-Germanic hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- — blood outside the body.

Réi (Luxembourgish): roe deer

Definitions

  1. roe deer

Ancestry of “Réi”, step by step

Réi traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle High German rō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrō—
2Old High Germanrāo—
3Proto-West Germanichrauraw
4Proto-Germanichrawazraw, uncooked
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrewh₂-blood outside the body

via Old High German rēho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrēhoroe deer
2Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
3Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Middle High German rīhe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrīherow, line, corridor
2Old High Germanrigaline
3Proto-Germanicrīgǭrow, line
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reyk-to scratch, cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrawaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrau →