Where does “rennan” come from?
rennan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon rennian, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
rennan (Old Saxon): Alternative form of rennian
Definitions
- Alternative form of rennian
Ancestry of “rennan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Saxon | rennian | to flow, pour; to glue, coagulate |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rannijaną | to cause to run; to cause to flow |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |