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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | rinna | to flow, run; to run; to melt |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |
Words derived from “rinnæ”