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

rin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English rinnen

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

via Japanese 厘

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese厘a hundredth (generally)

Words derived from “rin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →