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Rand.

edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)

4 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʁant/
  1. edge, brink, rim (outer part of something)

    masculine · strong
  2. ledge, margin

    masculine · strong
    am Rande
  3. skin (layer of solid matter that forms on top of a liquid in a vessel)

    masculine · strong
    In der Flasche hat sich ein Rand gebildet.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German rant, from Old High German rant, from Proto-Germanic *randō, which according to Duden is related to *hramō (“framework”). Pokorny prefers a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rem- (“to rest”). Cognate with English rand.

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