Where does “Randkluft” come from?

Randkluft (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...

Ancestry of “Randkluft”, step by step

Randkluft 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 kluft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germankluftcleft, fissure, joint
2Old High Germankluft—
3Proto-Germanickluftizsplitting
4Proto-Germanickleubanąto split, to cleave
5Proto-Indo-Europeanglewbʰ-to split

Words derived from “Randkluft”

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