Where does “Schlagring” come from?
Schlagring (German) comes from German Schlag, from Middle High German slac, from Old High German slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg, from Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slagge, from Middle Low German slān — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Schlagring (German): brass knuckles
Definitions
- brass knuckles
Ancestry of “Schlagring”, step by step
Schlagring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schlag
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schlag | blow, hit; beat |
| 2 | Middle High German | slac | — |
| 3 | Old High German | slag | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 5 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 6 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 7 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 8 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 9 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |
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 |