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Where does “rinde” come from?

rinde (Middle English) comes from Middle English rind, 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...

rinde (Middle English): Alternative form of rind

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of rind

Ancestry of “rinde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishrindThe bark of a tree; A part, section or flake of...
2Old Englishrindbark; crust, rind
3Proto-Germanic*rindā—
4Proto-Germanicrindō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Words derived from “rinde”

  • rind
  • rinded
  • rindless
  • rindy
  • millrind
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