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Etymology of the English word rent

the English word rent
derived from the Old French word rente
derived from the English word rend
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *randijanan

Derivations in English

rack-rent, antirent, renter, quitrent, rent-free, rented, renting

Cognates

Dutch rente, French rente, German Rente, Norwegian rente, Portuguese renda, Provençal renta, Spanish renta, Swedish ränta

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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