Where does “bundrein” come from?

bundrein (German) comes 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.

bundrein (German): Having the frets placed exactly right so that...

Definitions

  1. Having the frets placed exactly right so that...

Ancestry of “bundrein”, step by step

bundrein traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German bund

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbundalliance, federation, league
2Middle High Germanbunt—
3Latinpunctuspricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;...
4Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
5Proto-Italic-tus—
6Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →
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