Where does “ryneček” come from?
ryneček (Czech) comes from Czech rynek, from Old Czech rynek, from Middle High German rinc, from Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ryneček (Czech): Diminutive of rynek
Ancestry of “ryneček”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | rynek | square, an open space in a town |
| 2 | Old Czech | rynek | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | rinc | a ring, circle |
| 4 | Old High German | ring | ring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |