English word run comes from Proto-Indo-European *ren-, and later Proto-Germanic *rannijaną (To cause to flow. To cause to run.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *ren- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to rise and sink, bob, to rise; to sink |
| *rannijaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To cause to flow. To cause to run. |
| rinna | Old Norse (non) | (intransitive) to melt. (intransitive) to run (move quickly). (intransitive, of liquid) to flow, run. |
| rinnan | Old English (ang) | To run. |
| irnan | Old English (ang) | |
| rinnen | Middle English (enm) | |
| ronnen | Middle English (enm) | |
| run | English (en) | (archaic) To be popularly known; to be generally received.. (copulative) To become different in a way mentioned (usually to become worse).. (figurative, transitive) To go through without stopping, usually illegally.. (fluids) To flow.. (golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.. (intransitive) Of a liquid, to flow.. [...] |