Etymology

runnel

run·nel
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Today it means: A small stream, a rivulet. Full definition →

Middle English runel ← Old English rynel ← Proto-Germanic *runilaz
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  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*runilaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromrynel“that which runs; runner; stream”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromrunel
  4. English todayrunnel

From Middle English runel, rennel, rinel, from Old English rynel (“that which runs; runner; stream”), from Proto-Germanic *runilaz, equivalent to run + -el. Cognate with Scots rinel, rinnal (“stream; runnel”), Swedish rännel (“runner; runnel”).

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