Where does “rēh” come from?

rēh (Old High German) comes 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 “rēh”, step by step

rēh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic raihō

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

via Proto-West Germanic raih

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West GermanicraihAlternative form of *raihō
2Proto-GermanicraihąAlternative form of *raihô; deer

Words derived from “rēh”

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