Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rannislō

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *rannijaną (“to make run, make flow”), causative of *rinnaną (“to run, flow”), because a leak is what allows water to flow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈranːisloː/

Noun

*rannislō f

1. a run (of liquid), leak

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *rannislō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rannislō	*rannislôz
vocative	*rannislō	*rannislôz
accusative	*rannislǭ	*rannislōz
genitive	*rannislōz	*rannislǫ̂
dative	*rannislōi	*rannislōmaz
instrumental	*rannislō	*rannislōmiz

Related terms

• *rinnaną
• *rannijaną
• *rannaz (“an attack”)

Descendants

• Old Norse: renzl f or n
  • Icelandic: rennsli n (“run, leak”)
• >? German: Rinnsal n (“small stream”), (obsolete) rinsel, rintzl (“rennet”)