Where does “reindrift” come from?

reindrift (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål drift, from Old Norse drift, from Proto-Germanic driftiz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- — to support; to hold.

reindrift (Norwegian Bokmål): reindeer husbandry, herding

Definitions

  1. reindeer husbandry, herding

Ancestry of “reindrift”, step by step

reindrift traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål drift

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåldriftoperation
2Old Norsedrift—
3Proto-Germanicdriftizdriving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreybʰ-to drive, push
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰer-to support; to hold

via Norwegian Bokmål rein

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreinclean; pure; a reindeer
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰreybʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic driftiz →