Where does “Beringian” come from?
Beringian (English) comes from English Beringia, from English Bering, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Beringian (English): Of or relating to Beringia or the Bering Sea; A...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Beringia or the Bering Sea; A...
Ancestry of “Beringian”, step by step
Beringian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Beringia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beringia | The Bering land bridge, a geographical phenomenon roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) wide (north to south) at its greatest extent, which joined present-day Alaska and eastern Siberia at various times during the Pleistocene ice ages; the land bridge previously occupying what is now the Bering Strait |
| 2 | English | Bering | An element of various place names in the geographical region between the northeastern extreme of Russia and the U.S. state of Alaska |
| 3 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 4 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 5 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |