An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Rinne

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
Rinne
Friedrich Kluge2510745An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, R — Rinne1891John Francis Davis

Rinne, f., ‘channel, gutter, groove,’ from MidHG. rinne, f., OHG. rinna, f., ‘watercourse,’ MidHG. also ‘gutter, eavestrough.’ Comp. Goth. rinnô, f., ‘brook,’ and AS. rynele, E. rindle. Connected with the following word.