Where does “Rand” come from?

Rand (Luxembourgish) comes from Middle High German rint, from Old High German rind, from Proto-West Germanic hrinþ, from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Rand (Luxembourgish): edge, border; margin; a bovine mammal, for...

Definitions

  1. edge, border; margin; a bovine mammal, for...

Ancestry of “Rand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrint—
2Old High Germanrindcattle
3Proto-West Germanichrinþhead of cattle
4Proto-GermanichrinþazA horned beast, as in a neat or ox
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “Rand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz →