Where does “ringvegur” come from?

ringvegur (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.

ringvegur (Faroese): ring road, beltway, bypass

Definitions

  1. ring road, beltway, bypass

Ancestry of “ringvegur”, step by step

ringvegur 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 vegur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Faroesevegurway, road; distance; movement towards a goal,...
2Old Norsevegrway, road; honour, distinction;...
3Proto-Germanicwēgazwave; sea
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweǵʰ-to bring; to transport
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →