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Where does “Rhinelandic” come from?

Rhinelandic (English) comes from English Rhineland, from German Rheinland, from German Rhein, from Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

Rhinelandic (English): Of or pertaining to the Rhineland

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the Rhineland

Ancestry of “Rhinelandic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRhineland—
2GermanRheinland—
3GermanRheinRhine; the river Rhine
4Middle High GermanRīn—
5Old High GermanRīn—
6Proto-West Germanic*Rīn—
7Proto-GermanicRīnaz—
8GaulishRēnosthat which flows
9Proto-CelticReinos—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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