Where does “renlighet” come from?
renlighet (Swedish) comes from Danish renlig, from Danish ren, from English reindeer, from Middle English reyndere, from Old Norse hreindýri, from Old Norse dýr, from Proto-Norse *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ, from Proto-Germanic deuzą — to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature.
renlighet (Swedish): cleanliness
Definitions
- cleanliness
Ancestry of “renlighet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | renlig | cleanly, not dirty |
| 2 | Danish | ren | reindeer; a strip of unplowed land serving as a... |
| 3 | English | reindeer | Any Arctic and subarctic-dwelling deer of the... |
| 4 | Middle English | reyndere | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | hreindýri | reindeer |
| 6 | Old Norse | dýr | animal |
| 7 | Proto-Norse | *ᛞᛖᚢᛉᚨ | animal |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | deuzą | animal, beast |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰewsóm | living thing |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéws | breath |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰwes- | to breathe; breath; spirit, soul > creature |