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Where does “renne” come from?

renne (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse renna, from Proto-Germanic rannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

renne (Norwegian Bokmål): to flow; to run

Definitions

  1. to flow; to run

Ancestry of “renne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorserennaAlternative form of rinna; to cause to flow; to...
2Proto-Germanicrannijanąto cause to run; to cause to flow
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “renne”

  • renn
  • takrenne
  • langrenn
  • avrenning
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