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Where does “hrind” come from?

hrind (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hrinþaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.

Ancestry of “hrind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-GermanichrinþazA horned beast, as in a neat or ox
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱrént-os ~ ḱrn̥t-és-s—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn

Words derived from “hrind”

  • Rindfleischsuppe
  • Rinderbraten
  • Rinderhack
  • Rind
  • Rindfleisch
  • Rindvieh
  • rint
  • רינדפֿלייש
  • רינד
  • Rind
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