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Where does “hrainisōną” come from?

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

hrainisōną (Proto-Germanic): to clean, cleanse, purify

Definitions

  1. to clean, cleanse, purify

Ancestry of “hrainisōną”, 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 “hrainisōną”

  • rinse
  • rinsing
  • prerinse
  • rinser
  • rerinse
  • rinseable
  • rensa
  • rensningsoperation
  • rensning
  • rense
  • rense
  • sprogrenser
  • piberenser
  • rinshen
  • rencen
  • rinsen
  • rensen
  • 린스
  • hreinsa
  • hreinsun
  • hreinsunareldur
  • rincer
  • hrinsl
  • hreinsa
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