Where does “ringdue” come from?

ringdue (Danish) comes from Danish ring, from Old Norse hringr, 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.

ringdue (Danish): a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Definitions

  1. a wood pigeon (Columba palumbus)

Ancestry of “ringdue”, step by step

ringdue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishringring; circle; halo
2Old Norsehringrring
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Danish due

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishduepigeon, dove
2Old Norsedúfadove, pigeon; to dive
3Proto-Germanicdūbǭdove, pigeon
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →