Middle English word returnen comes from Old French re- (Re- (again; once more).), Old French torner, Malayalam retornare

Detailed word origin of returnen

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
re-	Old French (fro)	Re- (again; once more).
torner	Old French (fro)	(transitive, or, intransitive) to turn. To return; to go back.
retornare	Malayalam (mal)
retorner	Old French (fro)	(intransitive) to return (go back to). (transitive) to turn again.
returner	Anglo-Norman (xno)
retornen	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as returnen