Proto-Germanic origin
Source-reportedFrom Middle High German Reinhart, from Old High German Reginhart (also Raginhart), from Proto-Germanic *Raginaharduz, a compound of *raginą and *harduz. Cognate with English Reynard. Doublet of Reineke.
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- Wiktionary: ReinhartCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: ReinhartCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- French Wiktionary: ReinhartCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
- Chinese Wiktionary: ReinhartCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14

