Where does “Rhinish” come from?
Rhinish (English) comes from English Rhine, from Middle English Rine, from Old English Rīn, 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,...
Rhinish (English): Alternative form of Rhenish
Definitions
- Alternative form of Rhenish
Ancestry of “Rhinish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Rhine | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Rine | — |
| 3 | Old English | Rīn | the Rhine |
| 4 | Middle High German | Rīn | — |
| 5 | Old High German | Rīn | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *Rīn | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | Rīnaz | — |
| 8 | Gaulish | Rēnos | that which flows |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Reinos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reyH- | to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃er- | to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,... |