Where does “reinen” come from?

reinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch reinen, from Proto-Germanic hrainijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

reinen (Middle Dutch): to clean, to cleanse; to purify

Definitions

  1. to clean, to cleanse; to purify

Ancestry of “reinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchreinento clean, to purify
2Proto-Germanichrainijanąto make clean, cleanse
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she
Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Germanic -janą →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →