Where does “rhine” come from?
rhine (English) comes from Old English ryne, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
rhine (English): A watercourse; a ditch for water
Definitions
- A watercourse; a ditch for water
Ancestry of “rhine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ryne | course, path along which motion takes place |
| 2 | Old English | rinnan | to run |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |