Where does “unrein” come from?

unrein (German) comes from Old Dutch unreini, from Proto-West Germanic *unhrainī, from Proto-Germanic *unhrainiz — unclean.

unrein (German): impure; dirty, foul

Definitions

  1. impure; dirty, foul

Ancestry of “unrein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchunreiniunclean
2Proto-West Germanic*unhrainī—
3Proto-Germanic*unhrainizunclean
Every word from Proto-Germanic *unhrainiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *unhrainī →Every word from Old Dutch unreini →