Where does “randonner” come from?

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

randonner (Old French): to run headlong

Definitions

  1. to run headlong

Ancestry of “randonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrandonrapidity
2Old Frenchrandirto run; to run quickly or impetuously; to gallop
3Frankishrandrun; a course; running
4Proto-Germanicrandijōrunning
5Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir

Words derived from “randonner”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic randijō →