Where does “hálfhringur” come from?

hálfhringur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hringur, from Old Norse hringr, 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.

hálfhringur (Icelandic): semicircle

Definitions

  1. semicircle

Ancestry of “hálfhringur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandichringurcircle; ring; something round or circular
2Old Norsehringrring
3Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →
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