Where does “amphiberingian” come from?
amphiberingian (English) comes from English Beringian, 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 — to cut, cut off, sever.
amphiberingian (English): On each side of the Bering Strait
Definitions
- On each side of the Bering Strait
Ancestry of “amphiberingian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Beringian | Of or relating to Beringia or the Bering Sea; A... |
| 2 | 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 |
| 3 | 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 |
| 4 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 5 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 6 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 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 |