Where does “rynek” come from?

rynek (Czech) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

rynek (Czech): square, an open space in a town

Definitions

  1. square, an open space in a town

Ancestry of “rynek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechrynekmarket, square
2Middle High Germanrinca ring, circle
3Old High Germanringring object in the shape of a circle
4Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
5Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “rynek”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →
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