Where does “renden” come from?

renden (Middle English) comes from Old English rendan, from Frankish randijan, from Proto-Germanic hrindaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

renden (Middle English): to tear, rip

Definitions

  1. to tear, rip

Ancestry of “renden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrendanto rend, tear, cut, lacerate, cut down
2Frankishrandijanto run, race, speed
3Proto-Germanichrindanąto push, thrust
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “renden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrindaną →Every word from Frankish randijan →