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
Rhinish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Rhine
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Rhine | A watercourse; a ditch for water |
| 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 | 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 ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |