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
- striped with differently colored rings
Ancestry of “ringstraked”, step by step
ringstraked traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 2 | Middle English | ryng | ring |
| 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 |
via English strake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | strake | An iron fitting of a medieval cart wheel; A type... |
| 2 | Middle English | strake | Alternative form of stroke; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | strāc | stroke |
| 4 | Scots | straik | A stroke, a blow; To stroke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | straikaz | A stroke, line, dash |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | streyg- | to strike; to shear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |