Where does “reini” come from?

reini (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrainī, from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

reini (Old Dutch): clean, clear; pure, free from evil

Definitions

  1. clean, clear; pure, free from evil

Ancestry of “reini”, step by step

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

Words derived from “reini”

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