Runnel
/ˈrʌn.əl/noun
A small stream or brook; a narrow channel worn by running water.
Did you know?“Runnel” is a native English word built from the same old Germanic root that gave us “run,” so the idea of water in motion is literally baked into its name.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*rinnaną
“to flow, run”
Old English
OE
rinnan
“to run, flow”
Middle English
ME
runnen
“to run, flow”
14th Century
English
runnel
“a small stream or rivulet”
Modern English
English
runnel
“a small stream or narrow channel worn by water”
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