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
- Of or pertaining to the Rhineland
Ancestry of “Rhinelandic”, step by step
Rhinelandic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhineland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rhineland | }}. Roughly equivalent to the former Prussian Rhine Province, now the greater part of Rhineland-Palatinate plus the south-western half of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2 | German | Rheinland | — |
| 3 | German | Rhein | Rhine; the river Rhine |
| 4 | Middle High German | Rīn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Rīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *Rīn | the river Rhine |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Rīnaz | the river Rhine |
| 8 | Gaulish | Rēnos | that which flows |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Reinos | river, waterway |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |