Where does “ringvøddi” come from?

ringvøddi (Faroese) comes from Faroese ringur, from Old Norse hringr, 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.

ringvøddi (Faroese): sphincter

Definitions

  1. sphincter

Ancestry of “ringvøddi”, step by step

ringvøddi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Faroese ringur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroeseringurring; circle; bad
2Old Norsehringrring
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Faroese vøddi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevøddimuscle
2Old Norsevǫðvimuscle, calf
3Proto-Germanicwaþwôcurve; bend; muscle; calf of the leg
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwat-curved
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →