Where does “höchstrein” come from?

höchstrein (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.

höchstrein (German): extremely pure

Definitions

  1. extremely pure

Ancestry of “höchstrein”, step by step

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 krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →