Where does “rinkite” come from?

rinkite (English) comes from English rink, from Middle English rink, from Old English rinc, from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

rinkite (English): A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing...

Definitions

  1. A monoclinic-sphenoidal mineral containing...

Ancestry of “rinkite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrinkA man, especially a warrior or hero; A ring; a...
2Middle Englishrink—
3Old Englishrincman, warrior
4Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
5Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →Every word from Old English rinc →