Where does “randa” come from?

randa (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rando, from Afrikaans rand, from Dutch rand, from Middle Dutch rant, from Old Dutch rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

randa (Esperanto): situated on the edge of something

Definitions

  1. situated on the edge of something

Ancestry of “randa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantorandoedge
2Afrikaansrandedge, border; rand
3Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
4Middle Dutchrant—
5Old Dutchrant—
6Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old Dutch rant →
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