Where does “Rettungsring” come from?
Rettungsring (German) comes from German Rettung, from German retten, from Middle High German retten, from Old High German retten, from Proto-West Germanic hraddjan, from Proto-Germanic hradjaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱret- — to be strong.
Rettungsring (German): life-buoy
Definitions
- life-buoy
Ancestry of “Rettungsring”, step by step
Rettungsring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Rettung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Rettung | rescue; rescue service; emergency service;... |
| 2 | German | retten | to save, to rescue |
| 3 | Middle High German | retten | — |
| 4 | Old High German | retten | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hraddjan | to save, to rescue |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hradjaną | to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱret- | to be strong |
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 |