Where does “Rennen” come from?

Rennen (German) comes from Old High German rennan, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Rennen (German): race, a competitive event in sports; the act of...

Definitions

  1. race, a competitive event in sports; the act of...

Ancestry of “Rennen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrennan—
2Proto-Germanicrannijanąto cause to run; to cause to flow
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Rennen”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →
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