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- — to move, to stir.

Rinnsal (German): trickle

Definitions

  1. trickle

Ancestry of “Rinnsal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrinnento flow; to leak; to run
2Middle High Germanrinnento run
3Old High Germanrinnan—
4Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
5Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →