Etymograph

English

Ryner

Ryner comes from German Reiner, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz.

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginaharjazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Raginaharireconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050Reginheri
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentReiner
  5. EnglishtodayRyner

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*Raginaharjazreconstructed
  2. Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*Raginaharireconstructed
  3. Old High Germanc. 750–1050Reginheri
  4. Germanc. 1650–presentReiner
  5. EnglishtodayRyner

The story

Americanized spelling of German Reiner.

Today it means

name A surname from German.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz / Ryner