Where does “rīnan” come from?
rīnan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
Ancestry of “rīnan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | hrīnaną | to touch, brush , make contact , graze |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “rīnan”