From Middle English rinsen, rensen, rinshen, rencen, partly from Old Norse hreinsa; and partly from Old French rincier, rinser, reinser, Old Northern French raïncer, raïncier, from Old Norse hreinsa, from Proto-Germanic *hrainisōną, from Proto-Indo-European *krey-. Cognate with Danish rense, Norwegian rense, Swedish rensa, Old High German reinisōn, German rein, Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃. More at riddle.
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