Where does “Ouerrank” come from?

Ouerrank (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Rank, 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.

Ouerrank (Luxembourgish): earring

Definitions

  1. earring

Ancestry of “Ouerrank”, step by step

Ouerrank traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Luxembourgish Rank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishRankring
2Old High Germanringring object in the shape of a circle
3Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
4Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
5Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Luxembourgish Ouer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LuxembourgishOuerear
2Old High Germanōraear
3Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
4Proto-Germanicausôear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →