Where does “ren” come from?

ren (Polish) comes from Latin rhenium, from Latin Rhēnus, from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic Reinos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

ren (Polish): reindeer; rhenium

Definitions

  1. reindeer; rhenium

Ancestry of “ren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrheniumrhenium
2LatinRhēnus—
3GaulishRēnosthat which flows
4Proto-CelticReinosriver, waterway
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Words derived from “ren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic Reinos →