Where does “randhav” come from?

randhav (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rand, from Afrikaans rand, from Dutch rand, from Middle Dutch rant, from Old Dutch rant, from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

randhav (Norwegian Bokmål): a marginal sea

Definitions

  1. a marginal sea

Ancestry of “randhav”, step by step

randhav traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrandedge; brim; rand
2Afrikaansrandedge, border; rand
3Dutchrandedge, brink, rim
4Middle Dutchrant—
5Old Dutchrant—
6Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Norwegian Bokmål håv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhåvhand net
2Old Norseháfrnet
3Proto-Norseᚺᛡᛒᛟᚱᚢᛗᛦhe-goat; buck
4Proto-Germanichafrazhe-goat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáproshe-goat, billy goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →Every word from Old Dutch rant →