Where does “Ringöffnung” come from?
Ringöffnung (German) comes from German Öffnung, from Middle High German offenunge, from Old High German offanunga, from Old High German offanōn, from Proto-Germanic upanōną, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
Ringöffnung (German): ring opening
Definitions
- ring opening
Ancestry of “Ringöffnung”, step by step
Ringöffnung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Öffnung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Öffnung | opening; orifice |
| 2 | Middle High German | offenunge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | offanunga | revelation; sign |
| 4 | Old High German | offanōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | upanōną | to open; to lift |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |