Where does “rendan” come from?

rendan (Old English) comes from Frankish randijan, from Proto-Germanic hrindaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.

rendan (Old English): to rend, tear, cut, lacerate, cut down

Definitions

  1. to rend, tear, cut, lacerate, cut down

Ancestry of “rendan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrandijanto run, race, speed
2Proto-Germanichrindanąto push, thrust
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱret-to be strong

Words derived from “rendan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrindaną →Every word from Frankish randijan →