Etymology

Reynolds

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Today it means: A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Reynold. Full definition →

English Reynold ← Anglo-Norman Reinald ← Proto-Germanic *Raginawaldaz
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*Hrek-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*raginą
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂welh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂wl̥h₁-t-
  5. Proto-Germanic*wulþǭder.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*welH-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wélH-dʰe-ti
  8. Proto-Indo-European*we-wólH-dʰe-ti?
  9. Proto-Germanic*waldaną
  10. Proto-Germanic*waldaz
  11. Proto-Germanic*Raginawaldaz
  12. Anglo-NormanReinald
  13. EnglishRonaldinflu.
  14. EnglishReynold
  15. English todayReynolds

From Reynold + -s.

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