Where does “rungless” come from?
rungless (English) comes from English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-Germanic hrungō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
rungless (English): Without rungs
Definitions
- Without rungs
Ancestry of “rungless”, step by step
rungless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rung | A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round;... |
| 2 | Old English | hrung | a rung |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hrungō | stake, spoke, rod, spike, rung |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |