Where does “ringing” come from?
Ringing comes from English ring, from Middle English ring, from Old English hring, from Proto-Germanic hringijaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European sek-, meaning to cut or turn.
ringing (English): The sound of something that rings; The quality of...
Definitions
- The sound of something that rings; The quality of...
Ancestry of “ringing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 2 | Middle English | ryng | — |
| 3 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 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 |
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