Where does “” come from?

rē (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon rēho, 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,...

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrēho
2Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
3Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
4Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy-Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko-Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô