Where does “rintsch” come from?

rintsch (Crimean Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

rintsch (Crimean Gothic): mountain

Definitions

  1. mountain

Ancestry of “rintsch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
2Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →