Where does “renhet” come from?

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

renhet (Norwegian Bokmål): cleanness, purity

Definitions

  1. cleanness, purity

Ancestry of “renhet”, step by step

renhet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål ren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrenclean; pure
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Norwegian Bokmål het

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhethot; simple past of hete
2Old Norseheitrhot
3Proto-Germanichaitazhot
4Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
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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