Where does “rand” come from?

rand (Middle English) comes from Old English rand, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

rand (Middle English): edge, brink, margin, border

Definitions

  1. edge, brink, margin, border

Ancestry of “rand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrandouter part of something: edge, brink, rim,...
2Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Words derived from “rand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old English rand →