Etymograph

English

RANDite

From RAND + -ite.

Formed from RAND + -ite

Proto-Indo-European *rem- ‘to rest, prop or support oneself’

Proto-Germanic *randaz

Proto-West Germanic *rand

Old English rand ‘edge, border, margin, rim, shore’

Middle English rand

English RAND

Today it means

noun A member of the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit global policy think tank.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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