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Where does “rinne” come from?

rinne (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian rinna, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér-.

rinne (West Frisian): to walk

Definitions

  1. to walk

Ancestry of “rinne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrisianrinnaAlternative spelling of renna
2Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →