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
- cleanliness, property of not being dirty
Ancestry of “renlighed”, step by step
renlighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish renlig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | renlig | cleanly, not dirty |
| 2 | Danish | ren | reindeer; a strip of unplowed land serving as a... |
| 3 | English | reindeer | Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | reyndere | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | hreindýri | reindeer |
| 6 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |