Where does “rinceach” come from?

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

rinceach (Irish): dancing

Definitions

  1. dancing

Ancestry of “rinceach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishrinceverbal noun of rinc; dance; present subjunctive...
2Irishrincto dance; rink
3EnglishrinkA man, especially a warrior or hero; A ring; a...
4Middle Englishrink—
5Old Englishrincman, warrior
6Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
7Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →Every word from Old English rinc →