Etymology of the English word reindeer
the English word
reindeerderived from the Old Norse word
hreindyriderived from the Old Norse word
hreinnderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khrainazDate
The earliest known usage of reindeer in English dates from the 14th century.
Cognates
Dutch
rein, Dutch
rendier, French
renne, German
rein, German
Ren, German
Rentier, Icelandic
hreinn, Icelandic
hreindyr, Swedish
ren, Swedish
rentjurUsage
Word found in Modern English
