Proto-Germanic origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “power, might” + “army”
From Proto-West Germanic *Raginahari, from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharjaz. Equivalent to *regin (“power, might”) + heri (“army”). First attested in the 8th C.
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- Wiktionary: ReginheriCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

