Where does “Rando” come from?
Rando (German) comes from English rando, from French randonnée, from French randonner, from Middle French randonner, from Old French randonner, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand — to move, to stir.
Rando (German): A rando, a random. An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection
Definitions
- A rando, a random. An arbitrary person with whom one has no shared social connection
Ancestry of “Rando”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rando | Random; arbitrary; An arbitrary person with whom... |
| 2 | French | randonnée | walk, ramble, trek |
| 3 | French | randonner | to hike, trek, walk around |
| 4 | Middle French | randonner | — |
| 5 | Old French | randonner | to run headlong |
| 6 | Old French | randon | rapidity |
| 7 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 8 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | to move, to stir |