Where does “rand” come from?
rand (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
rand (Frankish): run; a course; running
Ancestry of “rand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |
Words derived from “rand”