Where does “ræn” come from?

ræn (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic raʀn, from Proto-Germanic razną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- — to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare.

ræn (Old English): dwelling, barn

Definitions

  1. dwelling, barn

Ancestry of “ræn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicraʀnhouse
2Proto-Germanicraznąhouse, dwelling
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ræn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁reh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic razną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic raʀn →