Where does “rein” come from?

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

rein (Old French): kidney; small of the back, lower back;...

Definitions

  1. kidney; small of the back, lower back;...

Ancestry of “rein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēnkidney
2Proto-Italichrēn
3Proto-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 hrēnEvery word from Latin rēn