Where does “*rinnan” come from?
*rinnan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.
Ancestry of “*rinnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | rinnaną | to run, to rush; to flow |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ér- | — |