Where does “Rinnsal” come from?
Rinnsal (German) comes from German rinnen, from Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
Rinnsal (German): trickle
Ancestry of “Rinnsal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | rinnen | to flow; to leak; to run |
| 2 | Middle High German | rinnen | to run |
| 3 | Old High German | rinnan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *rinnan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |