Where does “ringstraked” come from?

ringstraked (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

ringstraked (English): striped with differently colored rings

Definitions

  1. striped with differently colored rings

Ancestry of “ringstraked”, step by step

ringstraked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
2Middle Englishryngring
3Old Englishhringring
4Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
5Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via English strake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstrakeAn iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel; A type...
2Middle EnglishstrakeAlternative form of stroke; Alternative form of...
3Old Englishstrācstroke
4ScotsstraikA stroke, a blow; To stroke
5Proto-GermanicstraikazA stroke, line, dash
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstreyg-to strike; to shear
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ter-strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-