Where does “randon” come from?
randon (Old French) comes from Old French randir, from Frankish rand, from Proto-Germanic randijō, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
Ancestry of “randon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | randir | to run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop |
| 2 | Frankish | rand | run; a course; running |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | randijō | running |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |
Words derived from “randon”