Where does “jury-rig” come from?
jury-rig (English) comes from English rig, 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
jury-rig (English): To make an improvised rigging or assembly from...
Definitions
- To make an improvised rigging or assembly from...
Ancestry of “jury-rig”, step by step
jury-rig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rig | The rigging of a sailing ship or other such... |
| 2 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 3 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 4 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via English jury
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | jury | A group of individuals chosen from the general... |
| 2 | Middle English | jure | jury; panel of jurors |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | juree | jury; feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | iurata | nominative feminine singular of iūrātus;... |
| 5 | Latin | iūrō | to confirm formally, to pronounce enforceably, to swear, to vow, to take an oath |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yew- | straight, upright, right; right, justice, law |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂óyu | long time, lifetime |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |