Where does “acrind” come from?

acrind (Old English) comes from Old English āc, from Proto-West Germanic ak, from Proto-Germanic ak, from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge.

acrind (Old English): bark of the oak tree

Definitions

  1. bark of the oak tree

Ancestry of “acrind”, step by step

acrind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English āc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishācoak; oaken ship
2Proto-West Germanicakbut
3Proto-Germanicakbut, however
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁o-ge—

via Old English rind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrindbark; crust, rind
2Proto-Germanic*rindā—
3Proto-Germanicrindōbark (tree)
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁o-ge →Every word from Proto-Germanic ak →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ak →