An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Rinne

by Friedrich Kluge

Rinne, feminine, ‘channel, gutter, groove,’ from Middle High German rinne, feminine, Old High German rinna, feminine, ‘watercourse,’ Middle High German also ‘gutter, eavestrough.’ Compare Gothic rinnô, feminine, ‘brook,’ and Anglo-Saxon rynele, English rindle. Connected with the following word.