Where does “verlovingsring” come from?
verlovingsring (Dutch) comes from Dutch verloving, from Dutch verloven, from Dutch ver, from Dutch sluieren, from Dutch en, from Middle Dutch ende, from Old Dutch endi, from Proto-West Germanic andī — on, onto.
verlovingsring (Dutch): engagement ring
Definitions
- engagement ring
Ancestry of “verlovingsring”, step by step
verlovingsring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch verloving
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | verloving | engagement |
| 2 | Dutch | verloven | to commit to an obligation; to conclude an... |
| 3 | Dutch | ver | far |
| 4 | Dutch | sluieren | to veil, to cover with a veil |
| 5 | Dutch | en | and; well, so; plus, and |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | ende | and; end |
| 7 | Old Dutch | endi | end |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | andī | end |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | andijaz | end |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂entíos | front; forehead |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Dutch ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ring | ring, hollow circular object; ring; beltway, ring... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | rinc | ring; circle; circle of people |
| 3 | Old Dutch | rinc | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |