Where does “Abschlussring” come from?
Abschlussring (German) comes from German Abschluss, from German abschließen, from German schließen, from Middle High German slieȥen, from Old High German slioȥan, from Proto-West Germanic *sleutan, from Proto-Germanic sleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klewd- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Abschlussring (German): lockring
Definitions
- lockring
Ancestry of “Abschlussring”, step by step
Abschlussring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Abschluss
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Abschluss | exclusion; end; graduation |
| 2 | German | abschließen | to end, to finish or complete; to shut off; to... |
| 3 | German | schließen | to shut; to close; to shut down; to lock; to... |
| 4 | Middle High German | slieȥen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | slioȥan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *sleutan | to bolt, lock |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sleutaną | to bolt, lock; to shut, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klewd- | to lock |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kleh₂w- | a hook, crook, peg |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kel- | to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,... |
via German ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ring | singular imperative of ringen; first-person... |
| 2 | Old High German | ring | ring object in the shape of a circle |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |