Where does “geondyrnan” come from?

geondyrnan (Old English) comes from Old English yrnan, from Old English rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

geondyrnan (Old English): to run over or through something; to run over...

Definitions

  1. to run over or through something; to run over...

Ancestry of “geondyrnan”, step by step

geondyrnan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English yrnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old EnglishyrnanAlternative form of irnan
2Old Englishrinnanto run
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Old English ġeond

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishġeondthrough, throughout (+accusative)
2Proto-Germanicjend-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanī-ice, frost
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →