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Where does “[[rinda]], [[rinta]]” come from?

[[rinda]], [[rinta]] (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *rindā, from Proto-Germanic rindǭ, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Ancestry of “[[rinda]], [[rinta]]”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*rindā—
2Proto-Germanicrindǭbark; crust; rind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
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