Where does “ren” come from?

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

ren (Swedish): reindeer; clean; not dirty; pure

Definitions

  1. reindeer; clean; not dirty; pure

Ancestry of “ren”, step by step

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

Words derived from “ren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →