Where does “rënnen” come from?

rënnen (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

rënnen (Luxembourgish): to flow, to run

Definitions

  1. to flow, to run

Ancestry of “rënnen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanrinnan—
2Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
3Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →
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