Where does “rand” come from?

rand (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

rand (Old English): outer part of something: edge, brink, rim,...

Definitions

  1. outer part of something: edge, brink, rim,...

Ancestry of “rand”, step by step

rand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic randaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Proto-Germanic randō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrandōedge, rim, crust

Words derived from “rand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →