Where does “besenrein” come from?

besenrein (German) comes from German Besen, from Middle High German bëseme, from Old High German besamo, from Proto-West Germanic besmō, from Proto-Germanic besmô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés, from Proto-Indo-European bʰes- — wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind.

besenrein (German): swept-out

Definitions

  1. swept-out

Ancestry of “besenrein”, step by step

besenrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Besen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBesenbroom
2Middle High Germanbëseme—
3Old High Germanbesamobroom
4Proto-West Germanicbesmōbranch, rod; broom
5Proto-Germanicbesmô—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰes-wind; to blow, chew, rub; to rub, grind

via German Rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanReinpure, clear, plain
2Middle High Germanreine—
3Old High Germanreini—
4Proto-West Germanichrainīclean; pure
5Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
6Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰés-mō ~ bʰs-m̥nés →Every word from Proto-Germanic besmô →
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