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

Definitions

  1. to touch, to stir

Ancestry of “rinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchrīnanto touch
2Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną →Every word from Old Dutch rīnan →