Where does “Reekaulf” come from?

Reekaulf (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Ree, from Middle Low German rē, from Old Saxon rēho, 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,...

Reekaulf (Plautdietsch): fawn

Definitions

  1. fawn

Ancestry of “Reekaulf”, step by step

Reekaulf traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Ree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschReedeer (animal)
2Middle Low Germanrē—
3Old Saxonrēho—
4Proto-West Germanicraihōroe deer
5Proto-Germanicraihôdeer
6Proto-Indo-Europeanróyko-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrēy-thing; possession; to regulate, count; to count,...

via Plautdietsch Kaulf

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschKaulfcalf
2Middle Low Germankalf—
3Old SaxonkalfA calf
4Proto-West Germanickalbcalf
5Proto-Germanickalbazcalf
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷolbʰowomb, animal young
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European róyko- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raihô →