Where does “runnel” come from?

runnel (English) comes from Middle English runel, from Old English rynel, from Proto-Germanic runilaz, from Proto-Germanic runiz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

runnel (English): A small stream, a rivulet; To create channels for...

Definitions

  1. A small stream, a rivulet; To create channels for...

Ancestry of “runnel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrunelrunner
2Old Englishrynelrunner; messenger; courier; runnel; stream
3Proto-Germanicrunilazrunner, stream
4Proto-Germanicruniza course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic runiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic runilaz →