Where does “rǫnd” come from?

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

rǫnd (Old Norse): shield

Definitions

  1. shield

Ancestry of “rǫnd”, step by step

rǫnd 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-Indo-European h₁rem-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rem-to rest

Words derived from “rǫnd”

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