Rhine
English
/ɹaɪn/
proper noun
Definitions
- A river that flows through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English Rine inherited from Old English Rīn (Rhine) derived from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz derived from Gaulish Rēnos derived from Proto-Celtic *Reinos derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (flow, move, boil, run, churn, stream) derived from French Rhin.
Origin
French
Rhin
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rhenian English
- Rhenish English
- Rhineland English
- Rhinelander English
- Rhinelandic English
- Rhinish English
- rhinestone English
- rhinestoned English
- stone English
- Alpenrhein German
- Hochrhein German
- Mittelrhein German
- Niederrhein German
- Oberrhein German
- Rhein German
- Rheinland German
- Rheinmetropole German
- Rheinstadt German
- rheinabwärts German
- rheinaufwärts German
- rheinisch German
- Rijn Dutch, Flemish
- Rhin French
- Rin Spanish, Castilian
- *h₃reyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃rinéHti Proto-Indo-European
- *Rīnaz Proto-Germanic
- *rinnaną Proto-Germanic
- Ren Polish
- Rin Old English
- Rīn Old English
- Rine Middle English
- rian Irish
- Rín Old Norse
- raust Old Norse
- Rhinen Danish
- *rojь Proto-Slavic
- *rìnǫti Proto-Slavic
- *rěka Proto-Slavic
- Rin Catalan, Valencian
- Rín Icelandic
- rijn Middle Dutch
- rían Old Irish
- rian Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- Rín Faroese
- *Rīn Old Dutch
- *Reinos Proto-Celtic
- *Rēnos Proto-Celtic
- *rēnos Proto-Celtic
- Rhing Central Franconian
- *Rēnos Gaulish
- Rēnos Gaulish