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Where does “randoun” come from?

randoun (Middle English) comes from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

randoun (Middle English): Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something...

Definitions

  1. Force, magnitude, haste, intensity; Something...

Ancestry of “randoun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrandon—
2Old Frenchrandirto run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop
3Frankishrandrun; a course; running
4Proto-Germanicrandijōrunning
5Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “randoun”

  • random
  • randomly
  • randomness
  • randomization
  • nonrandom
  • pseudorandom
  • randomize
  • randomisation
  • nonrandomly
  • randomise
  • derandomization
  • pseudorandomness
  • randomizer
  • nonrandomness
  • pseudorandomly
  • semirandom
  • rando
  • quasirandom
  • derandomize
  • nonrandomization
  • randomity
  • randomiser
  • randomlike
  • rerandomization
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