Where does “randgeval” come from?

randgeval (Dutch) comes from Dutch rand, from Middle Dutch rant, from Old Dutch rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

randgeval (Dutch): A borderline/ atypical case; A maverick,...

Definitions

  1. A borderline/ atypical case; A maverick,...

Ancestry of “randgeval”, step by step

randgeval traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
2Middle Dutchrant
3Old Dutchrant
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Dutch geval

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgevalcase, situation, instance; thing
2Middle Dutchgevalfate; fortune, luck; event, occurrence
3Middle Dutchgevallento fall; to decay, to collapse; to end, to expire
4Old Dutchgifallan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem-
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