Where does “hringstigi” come from?

hringstigi (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.

hringstigi (Icelandic): spiral staircase

Definitions

  1. spiral staircase

Ancestry of “hringstigi”, step by step

hringstigi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic hringur

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

via Icelandic stigi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicstigistairs, staircase, ladder
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →