Where does “rincer” come from?
rincer (French) comes from Middle French rincer, from Old French rincer, from Vulgar Latin rainso, from Frankish hrainisōn, from Proto-Germanic hrainisōną, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
rincer (French): to rinse; to drink a lot of alcohol
Definitions
- to rinse; to drink a lot of alcohol
Ancestry of “rincer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | rincer | to rinse |
| 2 | Old French | rincer | to rinse |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | rainso | — |
| 4 | Frankish | hrainisōn | to clean, rinse; to clean, to cleanse, to purify |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hrainisōną | to clean, cleanse, purify |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrainiz | clean, not dirty; pure; innocent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | króy-n-is | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |