Where does “renart” come from?
renart (Old French) comes from Latin Renartus, from Proto-Germanic Raginaharduz, from Proto-Germanic harduz, from Proto-Indo-European kert-, from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- — to travel, tour.
renart (Old French): fox
Definitions
- fox
Ancestry of “renart”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | Renartus | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | Raginaharduz | A male given name |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |