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Where does “rinceoir” come from?

rinceoir (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.

rinceoir (Irish): dancer

Definitions

  1. dancer

Ancestry of “rinceoir”, 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

Words derived from “rinceoir”

  • banrinceoir
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