Where does “rein” come from?

rein (Middle French) comes from Old French rein, from Latin rēn, from Proto-Italic hrēn, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- — soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body.

rein (Middle French): kidney

Definitions

  1. kidney

Ancestry of “rein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchreinkidney; small of the back, lower back;...
2Latinrēnkidney
3Proto-Italichrēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʷʰren-soul, mind; mind; an internal part of the body

Words derived from “rein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰren- →Every word from Proto-Italic hrēn →Every word from Latin rēn →