Where does “hrining” come from?

hrining (Old English) comes from Old English ing, from Old Norse eng, from Proto-Germanic angijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hrining (Old English): touch

Definitions

  1. touch

Ancestry of “hrining”, step by step

hrining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
2Old Norseengmeadow
3Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

via Old English hrīnan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrīnanto touch, reach, strike
2Proto-West Germanichrīnanto brush against, to graze
3Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -osEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énkosEvery word from Proto-Germanic angijō