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): to run; to race; to sprint; to run over

Definitions

  1. to run; to race; to sprint; to run over

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 →