rink
English
/ɹɪŋk/
noun
Definitions
- (UK) A man, especially a warrior or hero.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English rink inherited from Old English rinc (man, warrior, hero) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (upright man) derived from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (straight, bind, right, direct, make straight, just).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*reǵ-
Gloss
straight, bind, right, direct, make straight, just
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
右
Emoji
👫 📏
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- rinker English
- rinking English
- rinkomania English
- rinkside English
- side English
- *reǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- rinque Portuguese
- *rakentǭ Proto-Germanic
- *rakjaną Proto-Germanic
- *rankaz Proto-Germanic
- *rankiz Proto-Germanic
- *rekanaz Proto-Germanic
- *rinkiz Proto-Germanic
- fyrdrinc Old English
- heaþorinc Old English
- ranc Old English
- rinc Old English
- rank Middle English
- rink Middle English
- rekkr Old Norse