Where does “reyne” come from?

reyne (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin retina, from Latin retineo, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

reyne (Old French): rein

Definitions

  1. rein

Ancestry of “reyne”, step by step

reyne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin retina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinretina—
2LatinretineoI keep or hold back, detain, restrain, retain,...
3Latinre-back, backwards; again; prefix added to various...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwret-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Latin regina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinreginaqueen; princess
2Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
3Proto-Italicrēksking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Latin re- →