Where does “rentjur” come from?

rentjur (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.

rentjur (Swedish): a male reindeer, a bull reindeer ((adult, uncastrated if domestic) male reindeer)

Definitions

  1. a male reindeer, a bull reindeer ((adult, uncastrated if domestic) male reindeer)

Ancestry of “rentjur”, step by step

rentjur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via Swedish tjur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtjurbull
2Old Swedishþiurbull
3Old Norseþjórrbull
4Proto-Germanicþeurazbull
5Proto-Indo-Europeantáwroswild bull, aurochs
Every word from Proto-Indo-European krey- →