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
Ancestry of “rinkilä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | kringla | pretzel |
| 2 | Old Norse | kringla | disk, circle, orb |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kringaz | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | grenǵʰ- | to twist, wind; to turn |
Words derived from “rinkilä”