Where does “Wundrand” come from?

Wundrand (German) comes from German Rand, from Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Wundrand (German): wound edge

Definitions

  1. wound edge

Ancestry of “Wundrand”, step by step

Wundrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
2Middle High Germanrant—
3Old High Germanrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via German Wunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWundesore, wound
2Middle High Germanwunde—
3Old High Germanwunta—
4Proto-Germanicwundōwound
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwen-to wish for, desire, strive for, win, love; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old High German rant →
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