Where does “kringverjaardag” come from?
kringverjaardag (Dutch) comes from Dutch verjaardag, from Dutch verjaren, from Dutch jaar, from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz — to cut, cut off, sever.
kringverjaardag (Dutch): a birthday party where those in attendance mostly sit in a circle (sometimes two or more circles) and chit-chat, subjectively lacking exuberance or festiveness
Definitions
- a birthday party where those in attendance mostly sit in a circle (sometimes two or more circles) and chit-chat, subjectively lacking exuberance or festiveness
Ancestry of “kringverjaardag”, step by step
kringverjaardag traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verjaardag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verjaardag | birthday |
| 2 | Dutch | verjaren | to have one's birthday; become expired due to a... |
| 3 | Dutch | jaar | A year, the time it takes the Earth to circle the... |
| 4 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 6 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |