Where does “keerkring” come from?
keerkring (Dutch) comes from Dutch keren, from Middle Dutch keren, from Old Dutch kēren, from Proto-Germanic karzijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵers- — to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things...
keerkring (Dutch): tropic
Ancestry of “keerkring”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Dutch | keren | To turn around, to turn around an axis; plural of... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | keren | To turn, to turn over, to turn around; To turn,... |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kēren | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karzijaną | to turn, sweep |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵers- | to turn, bend, twist; to twist; to plait things... |