English word origin

Etymology of rine

From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to strip, touch”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

verb

To touch. · To concern; affect. · To pertain to; fall to. · To tend to a certain effect or outcome.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English rinen, from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic *hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey- (“to strip, touch”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Inherited-form mentionrinenenm
Inherited-form mentionhrīnanang
Inherited-form mention*hrīnangmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*hrīnanągem-pro
Derivation mention*krey-ine-pro · to strip, touch

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A watercourse or ditch.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English rune, from Old English ryne (“a course, run, running, orbit, a flow, flux, period of time, cycle, luster, expanse, extent”), from Proto-Germanic *runiz (“course”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to cause to move, grow”). Cognate with German Ronne (“a channel”), Icelandic ryne (“a flow, stream”). See runnel.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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Inherited-form mentionruneenm
Inherited-form mentionryneang
Inherited-form mention*runizgem-pro
Derivation mention*h₃er-ine-pro
Cognate mentionRonnede
Cognate mentionryneis

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Source etymology 3

Original entry ↗

noun

Alternative form of rind.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Variation of rind.

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