Where does “randonner” come from?
randonner (Middle French) comes from Old French randonner, from Old French randon, from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
Ancestry of “randonner”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | randonner | to run headlong |
| 2 | Old French | randon | — |
| 3 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 4 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |
Words derived from “randonner”