Where does “renna” come from?

renna (Corsican) comes from French renne, from Swedish ren, from Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

renna (Corsican): reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Definitions

  1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)

Ancestry of “renna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrennereindeer
2Swedishrenreindeer; clean; not dirty; pure
3Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
4Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
5Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →