Where does “רינען” come from?

רינען (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German rinnen, from Old High German rinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan, from Proto-Germanic rinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- — to move, to stir.

רינען (Yiddish): to run, flow

Definitions

  1. to run, flow

Ancestry of “רינען”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrinnento run
2Old High Germanrinnan—
3Proto-West Germanic*rinnanto run, to flow
4Proto-Germanicrinnanąto run, to rush; to flow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ér-to move, to stir
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ér- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *rinnan →