An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rinde

by Friedrich Kluge

Rinde, f., ‘rind, crust, bark,’ from MidHG. rinde, OHG. rinta, f., ‘rind of trees, crust,’ also (rarely) ‘bread-crust’; corresponding to AS. rind, E. rind. Its kinship with Rand and Ramst is undoubted; their common root seems to be rem, ram, ‘to cease, end’; comp. espec. AS. reoma, rima, E. rim. Some etymologists connect it with Goth. rimis, ‘repose’; comp. Sans. ram, ‘to cease, rest.’