Where does “hrīnan” come from?

hrīnan (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną, from Proto-Indo-European krey- — to sift, separate, divide.

hrīnan (Proto-West Germanic): to brush against, to graze

Definitions

  1. to brush against, to graze

Ancestry of “hrīnan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichrīnanąto touch, brush (against), make contact (with), graze
2Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

Words derived from “hrīnan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrīnaną →