Where does “urenhed” come from?
urenhed (Danish) comes from Danish uren, 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.
urenhed (Danish): an impurity
Definitions
- an impurity
Ancestry of “urenhed”, step by step
urenhed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish uren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | uren | definite singular of ur |
| 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 |