Where does “Rind” come from?

Rind (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, from Proto-West Germanic hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Rind (Alemannic German): calf

Definitions

  1. calf

Ancestry of “Rind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrint—
2Old High Germanrindcattle
3Proto-West Germanichrinþhead of cattle
4Proto-GermanichrinþazA horned beast, as in a neat or ox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz →
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