Where does “rină” come from?

rină (Romanian) comes from German Rinne, from Middle High German rinne, from Old High German rinna, from Proto-Germanic rinnǭ.

rină (Romanian): groove in an ironworks

Definitions

  1. groove in an ironworks

Ancestry of “rină”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRinnegroove; gutter
2Middle High Germanrinnegutter
3Old High Germanrinna—
4Proto-Germanicrinnǭ—
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnǭ →Every word from Old High German rinna →Every word from Middle High German rinne →