Where does “rennäring” come from?

rennäring (Swedish) comes from Swedish näring, from Old Swedish næring, from Middle Low German neringe, from Middle Low German neren, from Old Saxon nerian, from Proto-West Germanic naʀjan, from Proto-Germanic nazjaną, from Proto-Indo-European nes- — to return home.

rennäring (Swedish): the business of reindeer herding

Definitions

  1. the business of reindeer herding

Ancestry of “rennäring”, step by step

rennäring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish näring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishnäringnourishment, food; that which nurtures or...
2Old Swedishnæring—
3Middle Low Germanneringe—
4Middle Low Germanneren—
5Old Saxonnerianto save
6Proto-West Germanicnaʀjanto save, to rescue
7Proto-Germanicnazjanąto save; rescue; heal
8Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European nes- →