Where does “rinen” come from?
rinen (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch rīnan, from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
rinen (Middle Dutch): to touch, to stir
Ancestry of “rinen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | rīnan | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrīnaną | to touch, brush , make contact , graze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |