Etymology Explorer › Old English

Where does “rinc” come from?

rinc (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

rinc (Old English): man, warrior

Definitions

  1. man, warrior

Ancestry of “rinc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
2Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright

Words derived from “rinc”

  • rink
  • rinking
  • rinkside
  • rinker
  • rinkomania
  • rinque
  • rink
  • renk
  • rinc
  • rince
  • banrinceoir
  • rinceoir
  • fyrdrinc
  • heaþorinc
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →