English
Raines
Raines comes from Anglo-Norman Reins.
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Reins
- Englishearliest quotation 1526Raines
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400Reins
- Englishearliest quotation 1526Raines
Earliest quotation: 1526, [William Tyndale, The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible): “There was a certayne riche man, which was clothed…”
The story
From Anglo-Norman Reins, Middle French Reins, variant of Reims, the French town where the fabric was originally produced.
Every English word from Anglo-Norman Reins
Today it means
noun A type of fine linen once imported from France.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Anglo-Norman Reins / Raines