Where does “sleutelring” come from?

sleutelring (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans sleutel, from Dutch sleutel, from Middle Dutch slōtel, from Old Dutch slutil, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

sleutelring (Afrikaans): keychain

Definitions

  1. keychain

Ancestry of “sleutelring”, step by step

sleutelring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans sleutel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanssleutelkey; clef
2DutchsleutelA key; A wrench, a spanner; A clef
3Middle Dutchslōtelkey
4Old Dutchslutil
5Proto-West Germanic*sleutanto bolt, lock
6Proto-Germanicsleutanąto bolt, lock; to shut, close
7Proto-Indo-European(s)klewd-to lock
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kleh₂w-a hook, crook, peg
9Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

via Afrikaans ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansringring, hollow circular object
2Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
3Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
4Old Dutchrincring, circle
5Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
6Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
7Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
9Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kleh₂w-Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd-