Where does “dikesren” come from?

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

dikesren (Swedish): a strip of road or land between a ditch and (the part of) a road (used for driving) or a field, (sometimes) a shoulder

Definitions

  1. a strip of road or land between a ditch and (the part of) a road (used for driving) or a field, (sometimes) a shoulder

Ancestry of “dikesren”, step by step

dikesren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish ren

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrenreindeer; clean; not dirty; pure
2Old Norsehreinnreindeer; clean; bright
3Proto-Germanichrainizclean, not dirty; pure; innocent
4Proto-Indo-Europeankróy-n-is—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide

via Swedish dike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdikeditch; a small canal, for irrigation or drainage
2Old Norsedíkiditch
3Proto-Germanicdīkijądike, trench, ditch
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European króy-n-is →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrainiz →