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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-.

renart (Old French): fox

Definitions

  1. fox

Ancestry of “renart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinRenartus—
2Proto-GermanicRaginaharduzA male given name
3Proto-Germanicharduzhard; brave
4Proto-Indo-Europeankert-times; to weave, twist together; time
5Proto-Turkic*keŕ-—

Words derived from “renart”

  • Reynard
Every word from Proto-Turkic *keŕ- →