Where does “berennen” come from?

berennen (Dutch) comes from Dutch rennen, from Middle Dutch rinnen, from Old Dutch rinnan, from Proto-Germanic *rinnan.

berennen (Dutch): to surround and lay siege to; to cordon and besiege

Definitions

  1. to surround and lay siege to; to cordon and besiege

Ancestry of “berennen”, step by step

berennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rennen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrennento run, to move fast; to run, flow, stream; to...
2Middle Dutchrinnento flow, to stream, to run; to run, to move...
3Old Dutchrinnanto run
4Proto-Germanic*rinnan—

via Dutch be

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbe—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *rinnan →Every word from Old Dutch rinnan →Every word from Middle Dutch rinnen →