Etymology Explorer › Old Danish

Where does “rinnæ” come from?

rinnæ (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse rinna, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

Ancestry of “rinnæ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserinnato flow, run; to run; to melt
2Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—

Words derived from “rinnæ”

  • rinde
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →