Where does “rand” come from?

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

rand (Swedish): edge, border; stripe, streak

Definitions

  1. edge, border; stripe, streak

Ancestry of “rand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserǫndshield
2Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...

Words derived from “rand”

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