Where does “rings” come from?
Rings derives from Middle English ring, Old English hring, Proto-Germanic hringijaną, and Proto-Indo-European sker-, ultimately from the root sek- meaning to cut or turn.
rings (English): plural of ring; API pl; A gymnastics apparatus...
Definitions
- plural of ring; API pl; A gymnastics apparatus...
Ancestry of “rings”, 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 |