An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rind

by Friedrich Kluge

Rind, n., ‘horned cattle,’ from the equiv. MidHG. rint (gen. rindes), OHG. rind, earlier hrind, n.; Goth. *hrinþis, n., is wanting; AS. hrŷþer (hrîðer, hrîð-), MidE. rother, Du. rund, ‘horned cattle,’ imply Goth. *hrunþis, a graded variant allied to Rind, Goth. *hrinþis. OHG. hrind is usually connected, like Hirsch, with the stem ker, ‘horn, horned’ (see Horn), appearing in Gr. κέρας, and also with Gr. κριός, ‘ram.’ The G. word is, however, probably not allied to these words.