Where does “ringat” come from?
ringat (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian ring, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- — to cut, cut off, sever.
ringat (Hungarian): causative of ring: to dandle, rock, cradle
Definitions
- causative of ring: to dandle, rock, cradle
Ancestry of “ringat”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hungarian | ring | to swing, to rock; to sway, to roll; ring, boxing... |
| 2 | English | ring | A solid object in the shape of a circle; A group... |
| 3 | Middle English | ryng | — |
| 4 | Old English | hring | ring |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hring | ring, circle |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “ringat”