Where does “renhjärtad” come from?

renhjärtad (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.

renhjärtad (Swedish): purehearted

Definitions

  1. purehearted

Ancestry of “renhjärtad”, step by step

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 “renhjärtad”

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