Rainer

German (Berlin)

proper noun

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *raginą (advice, counsel, counsel by the gods, decision).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*raginą

Gloss

advice, counsel, counsel by the gods, decision

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Raymond English
Raniscli Latin
Renault French
*Raginabalþaz Proto-Germanic
*raginą Proto-Germanic
regn- Old English
Ragnarr Old Norse
regin Old Norse
𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 Gothic
Ragnar Norwegian