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Where does “rin” come from?

Rin derives from Middle English rinnen, Old English rinnan, and Proto-Germanic rinnaną, all ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₃er-.

rin (English): To run; A coin worth 1⁄1000 of a Japanese yen, no...

Definitions

  1. To run; A coin worth 1⁄1000 of a Japanese yen, no...

Ancestry of “rin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrinnento run
2Old Englishrinnanto run
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnan—
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “rin”

  • run
  • running
  • runaway
  • runoff
  • runway
  • overrun
  • outrun
  • runny
  • rerun
  • overrunning
  • runneth
  • runabout
  • runlevel
  • runout
  • runned
  • runnable
  • gunrunning
  • runlet
  • forerun
  • autorun
  • underrun
  • rundale
  • runnest
  • baserunning
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