Where does “Benzolring” come from?

Benzolring (German) comes from German Ring, from Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, 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.

Benzolring (German): benzene ring

Definitions

  1. benzene ring

Ancestry of “Benzolring”, step by step

Benzolring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRinga ring; an annulet; a street that encircles a...
2Old High Germanringring object in the shape of a circle
3Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
4Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via German Benzol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBenzolbenzene
2Englishbenzo-Related to benzene or benzoic acid
3EnglishbenzoinA resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained...
4Middle Frenchbenjoin—
5Spanishbenjuíbenzoin
6Arabic[[لُبَان]] [[جَاوِيّ]]—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →