Where does “rung” come from?
I need to note an issue: the chain provided traces "ring" (a circular object), but the headword requested is "rung" (a step on a ladder, or past participle of "ring" the verb). These are different words with different etymologies.
If you meant to request the etymology for **ring** (the noun), here is the sentence:
Ring derives from Middle English ring, Old English hring, Proto-Germanic hringijaną, and Proto-Indo-European sker-, originally meaning to turn or bend into a circle.
If you need the etymology for **rung** instead, please provide the correct chain, as the one given traces "ring" rather than "rung."
rung (English): A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round;...
Definitions
- A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round;...
Ancestry of “rung”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old English | hrung | a rung |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrungō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “rung”