Where does “sólarhringur” come from?

sólarhringur (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.

sólarhringur (Icelandic): A period of a whole day and night, i.e. 24 hours;...

Definitions

  1. A period of a whole day and night, i.e. 24 hours;...

Ancestry of “sólarhringur”, step by step

sólarhringur 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 sól

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicsólthe sun; sun
2Old Norsesólsun
3Proto-Germanic*sōl—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →