Where does “Randgebiet” come from?

Randgebiet (German) comes from German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Randgebiet (German): fringe, edges, outskirts; fringe area

Definitions

  1. fringe, edges, outskirts; fringe area

Ancestry of “Randgebiet”, step by step

Randgebiet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
2Middle High Germanrant—
3Old High Germanrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via German gebiet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangebietarea, region
2Middle High Germangebiet—
3Middle High Germangebietento command
4Old High Germangibiotan—

Words derived from “Randgebiet”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →