Where does “Verlobungsring” come from?

Verlobungsring (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.

Verlobungsring (German): engagement ring

Definitions

  1. engagement ring

Ancestry of “Verlobungsring”, step by step

Verlobungsring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanringsingular imperative of ringen; first-person...
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 Verlobung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVerlobungengagement, betrothal
2German-ung-ing; "forms nouns from verbs, usually describing...
3Middle High German-ung—
4Old High German-unga-ing
5Proto-Germanic-ungō-ing, -ion. "Forms gerund nouns from verbs."
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →