Where does “rena” come from?

rena (Swedish) comes from Swedish a, from Swedish avlopp, from Swedish lopp, from Swedish löpa, from Old Swedish løpa, from Old Norse hlaupa, from Proto-Germanic hlaupaną, from Proto-Indo-European klaup-.

rena (Swedish): to purify, to remove impurities from; to purify;...

Definitions

  1. to purify, to remove impurities from; to purify;...

Ancestry of “rena”, step by step

rena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishafrom
2Swedishavloppa drain; sewage
3Swedishloppa race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English)
4Swedishlöpato run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly...
5Old Swedishløpato run
6Old Norsehlaupato leap, jump, spring
7Proto-Germanichlaupanąto jump forward, to leap
8Proto-Indo-Europeanklaup-—

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

Words derived from “rena”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European klaup- →