Where does “randir” come from?

randir (Old French) comes from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

randir (Old French): to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop

Definitions

  1. to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop

Ancestry of “randir”, step by step

randir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishrandrun; a course; running
2Proto-Germanicrandijōrunning
3Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

via Frankish *randiju

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankish*randiju

Words derived from “randir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic randijō