Where does “randkluft” come from?

randkluft (English) comes from German Randkluft, from German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

randkluft (English): The headwall gap between a glacier or snowfield...

Definitions

  1. The headwall gap between a glacier or snowfield...

Ancestry of “randkluft”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandkluft—
2GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
3Middle High Germanrant—
4Old High Germanrant—
5Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old High German rant →