rand

rand · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*h₁rem-“to rest, prop or support oneself”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*randaz
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*rand
4. Old English · inherited fromrand“edge, border, margin, rim, shore”
5. Middle English · inherited fromrand
6. English todayrand

From Middle English rand, from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, shore”), from Proto-West Germanic *rand, from Proto-Germanic *randaz, *randō (“edge, rim, crust”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (“to rest, prop or support oneself”). Cognate with Dutch rand (“edge, border, outskirts, rim”), German Rand (“edge, border, margin, rim, outskirts”), Swedish rand (“rand, stripe, edge, verge”). Related to rind.

rand · noun²

1. Dutch · derived fromrand
2. Afrikaans · derived fromrand“ridge”
3. English todayrand

Named after Witwatersrand; the last element is Afrikaans rand (“ridge”), from Dutch rand, from Old Saxon rand, from Germanic *randaz. Compare Etymology 1, and Rand. The sense of currency is because of gold that was extracted from the Witwatersrand rocks.

rand · verb³

See rant.

rand · noun⁴

Shortened from random.

Rand · noun, proper noun, proper noun⁵

1. English · derived fromrand
2. Afrikaans · derived fromrand
3. English todayRand

From Afrikaans rand, from English rand; compare English rand.

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