Where does “Ringschiene” come from?
Ringschiene (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.
Ringschiene (German): ring shank, ring band (the portion of the ring that encircles the finger)
Definitions
- ring shank, ring band (the portion of the ring that encircles the finger)
Ancestry of “Ringschiene”, step by step
Ringschiene traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German schiene
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schiene | first/third-person singular subjunctive II of... |
| 2 | Middle High German | schine | — |
| 3 | Old High German | skina | bar, track |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | skinu | bar, track; shin, spine |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skinō | plate; rim; piece; shinbone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | skey- | to split, to dissect |