Where does “hrinan” come from?
hrinan (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic hrīnan, from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.
hrinan (Old English): to touch, reach, strike
Ancestry of “hrinan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | hrīnan | to brush against, to graze |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrīnaną | to touch, brush , make contact , graze |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |
Words derived from “hrinan”