Where does “Wendelring” come from?
Wendelring (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.
Wendelring (German): torque a stiff neck ring in metal
Definitions
- torque a stiff neck ring in metal
Ancestry of “Wendelring”, step by step
Wendelring 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 Wendel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wendel | coil, spiral, helix; bookmark |
| 2 | German | wenden | to turn something so as to cook or roast it from... |
| 3 | Middle High German | wenden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | wenten | to turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *wandijan | to turn |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wandijaną | to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wendʰ- | to wind, to turn |