Where does “rant” come from?

rant (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic randaz, from Proto-Indo-European rem- — to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Ancestry of “rant”, step by step

rant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic randaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

via Proto-Germanic randō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrandōedge, rim, crust

Words derived from “rant”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic randaz →