Where does “Renna” come from?

Renna (English) comes from Italian renna, 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.

Ancestry of “Renna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianrennareindeer
2Frenchrennereindeer
3Swedishrenreindeer; clean; not dirty; pure
4Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
5Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
6Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
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