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Where does “renlighed” come from?

renlighed (Danish) comes from Danish renlig, from Danish ren, from English reindeer, from Middle English reyndere, from Old Norse hreindýri, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.

renlighed (Danish): cleanliness, property of not being dirty

Definitions

  1. cleanliness, property of not being dirty

Ancestry of “renlighed”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrenligcleanly, not dirty
2Danishrenreindeer; a strip of unplowed land serving as a...
3EnglishreindeerAny Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the...
4Middle Englishreyndere—
5Old Norsehreindýrireindeer
6Old Norsedýranimal
7Proto-Norse*ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ—
8Proto-Germanicdeuząanimal, beast
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewsómliving thing
10Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéwsbreath
11Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwes-to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature
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