Where does “rinc” come from?

rinc (Irish) comes from English rink, from Middle English rink, from Old English rinc, from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

rinc (Irish): to dance; rink

Definitions

  1. to dance; rink

Ancestry of “rinc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrinkA man, especially a warrior or hero; A ring; a...
2Middle Englishrink—
3Old Englishrincman, warrior
4Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
5Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright

Words derived from “rinc”

Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →Every word from Old English rinc →