Where does “ren” come from?

ren (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse hreinn, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

ren (Norwegian Bokmål): clean; pure

Definitions

  1. clean; pure

Ancestry of “ren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
2Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
3Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “ren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →
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