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Where does “rendlys” come from?

rendlys (Middle English) comes from Middle English rennen, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

rendlys (Middle English): rennet

Definitions

  1. rennet

Ancestry of “rendlys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrennento run; to ride swiftly
2Old Englishrinnanto run
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnan—
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “rendlys”

  • rennet
  • rennin
  • renneted
  • rennetless
  • rennety
  • nonrennet
  • renninogen
  • rennase
  • renet
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