Where does “rīnan” come from?

rīnan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

rīnan (Old Dutch): to touch

Definitions

  1. to touch

Ancestry of “rīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “rīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną →
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