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Where does “ringhband” come from?

ringhband (Middle Dutch) comes 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.

ringhband (Middle Dutch): necklace

Definitions

  1. necklace

Ancestry of “ringhband”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
2Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
4Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “ringhband”

  • nanoruban
  • ruban
  • enrubanner
  • ruy-băng
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