Where does “hreinn” come from?

hreinn (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic hrainiz, from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

hreinn (Old Norse): reindeer; clean; bright

Definitions

  1. reindeer; clean; bright

Ancestry of “hreinn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hreinn”

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