Where does “ryngen” come from?

ryngen (Middle English) comes from Old English hrinġan, from Proto-Germanic hringijaną, 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.

ryngen (Middle English): To ring resound like a bell

Definitions

  1. To ring resound like a bell

Ancestry of “ryngen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhrinġanto ring
2Proto-Germanichringijanąto ring, to sound
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-