Where does “rinen” come from?

rinen (Middle English) comes from Old English hrīnan, from Proto-West Germanic hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

Ancestry of “rinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīnanto touch, reach, strike
2Proto-West Germanichrīnanto brush against, to graze
3Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “rinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hrīnan →