Where does “Rennmaus” come from?
Rennmaus (German) comes from German Rennen, 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.
Rennmaus (German): gerbil, desert rat
Definitions
- gerbil, desert rat
Ancestry of “Rennmaus”, step by step
Rennmaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rennen | race, a competitive event in sports; the act of... |
| 2 | Old High German | rennan | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |