Where does “Reinlichkeit” come from?

Reinlichkeit (German) comes from German reinlich, from German Rein, from Middle High German reine, from Old High German reini, from Proto-West Germanic hrainī, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Reinlichkeit (German): cleanliness

Definitions

  1. cleanliness

Ancestry of “Reinlichkeit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreinlichcleanly
2GermanReinpure, clear, plain
3Middle High Germanreine—
4Old High Germanreini—
5Proto-West Germanichrainīclean; pure
6Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
7Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
8Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →