Where does “rind” come from?

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

rind (Middle English): The bark of a tree; A part, section or flake of...

Definitions

  1. The bark of a tree; A part, section or flake of...

Ancestry of “rind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrindbark; crust, rind
2Proto-Germanic*rindā—
3Proto-Germanicrindōbark (tree)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Words derived from “rind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rindō →Every word from Proto-Germanic *rindā →
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