Where does “rando” come from?
rando (English) comes from French randonnée, from French randonner, from Middle French randonner, from Old French randonner, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō — to move, to stir.
rando (English): Random; arbitrary; An arbitrary person with whom...
Definitions
- Random; arbitrary; An arbitrary person with whom...
Ancestry of “rando”, step by step
rando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French randonnée
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | randonnée | walk, ramble, trek |
| 2 | French | randonner | to hike, trek, walk around |
| 3 | Middle French | randonner | — |
| 4 | Old French | randonner | to run headlong |
| 5 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 6 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 7 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |