English
Reiner
Reiner comes from Old High German Reginheri, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginaharjazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Raginaharireconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Reginheri
- Germanc. 1650–presentReiner
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginaharjazreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Raginaharireconstructed
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050Reginheri
- Germanc. 1650–presentReiner
- Englishearliest quotation 2025same form
Earliest quotation: 2025, Alexandra Banner, Bondi Beach attack: “Nick Reiner is “responsible” for the deaths of his…”
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz
Today it means
name A male given name from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz / Reiner