Where does “ronronnement” come from?

ronronnement (French) comes from French ronronner, from French ronron, from Cebuano Ronald, from English Ronald, from Scottish Gaelic Raghnall, from Old Norse Rǫgnvaldr, from Proto-Germanic Raginawaldaz, from Proto-Germanic raginą.

ronronnement (French): purr purring noise

Definitions

  1. purr purring noise

Ancestry of “ronronnement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchronronnerto purr
2Frenchronrona purr
3CebuanoRonald—
4EnglishRonald—
5Scottish GaelicRaghnall—
6Old NorseRǫgnvaldr—
7Proto-GermanicRaginawaldazA male given name
8Proto-Germanicraginądecision, advice, counsel
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrokéno-—
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrok-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrok- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hrokéno- →Every word from Proto-Germanic raginą →