Where does “rent” come from?

rent (Middle English) comes from Old French rente, from Medieval Latin rendita, from Latin rendō, from Latin reddō, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

rent (Middle English): rent: income; revenue

Definitions

  1. rent: income; revenue

Ancestry of “rent”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrenteincome
2Medieval Latinrendita—
3Latinrendō—
4Latinreddōto give back, return, restore
5Latindōto give
6Proto-Italicdidōgive
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “rent”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →