Where does “rinkilä” come from?

rinkilä (Finnish) comes from Swedish kringla, from Old Norse kringla, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.

rinkilä (Finnish): doughnut

Definitions

  1. doughnut

Ancestry of “rinkilä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkringlapretzel
2Old Norsekringladisk, circle, orb
3Proto-Germanickringazring, circle
4Proto-Indo-Europeangrenǵʰ-to twist, wind; to turn

Words derived from “rinkilä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kringaz →Every word from Old Norse kringla →