Where does “rando” come from?

rando (Esperanto) comes 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...

rando (Esperanto): edge

Definitions

  1. edge

Ancestry of “rando”, step by step

rando traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansrandedge, border; rand
2Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
3Middle Dutchrant—
4Old Dutchrant—
5Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
6Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via German Rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
2Middle High Germanrant—
3Old High Germanrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandōedge, rim, crust

Words derived from “rando”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old Dutch rant →
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