Where does “rein” come from?

rein (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic rainō, from Proto-Indo-European rēy- — thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

rein (Old Norse): a strip of land

Definitions

  1. a strip of land

Ancestry of “rein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrainōbaulk, ridge
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

Words derived from “rein”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rainō →