Where does “veerring” come from?

veerring (Dutch) comes from Dutch ring, from Middle Dutch rinc, from Old Dutch rinc, 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.

veerring (Dutch): spring washer

Definitions

  1. spring washer

Ancestry of “veerring”, step by step

veerring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchringring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring...
2Middle Dutchrincring; circle; circle of people
3Old Dutchrincring, 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

via Dutch veer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchveerfeather; spring; ferry
2DutchvederAlternative form of veer
3Middle Dutchvedere
4Old Dutchfethara
5Proto-West Germanicfeþrufeather
6Proto-Germanicfeþrōfeather
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
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