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Where does “hrainī” come from?

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

hrainī (Proto-West Germanic): clean; pure

Definitions

  1. clean; pure

Ancestry of “hrainī”, 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 “hrainī”

  • judenrein
  • stubenrein
  • unrein
  • Reinlichkeit
  • reinlich
  • Reinheitsgrad
  • Reinheit
  • löffelrein
  • judenrein
  • bundrein
  • rein
  • astrein
  • reinrassig
  • Reinstoff
  • rebsortenrein
  • besenrein
  • sortenrein
  • hochrein
  • höchstrein
  • Reinform
  • onrein
  • rein
  • onreine
  • reine
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