Where does “ringnøkkel” come from?
ringnøkkel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål ring, 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.
ringnøkkel (Norwegian Bokmål): a ring spanner or ring wrench
Definitions
- a ring spanner or ring wrench
Ancestry of “ringnøkkel”, step by step
ringnøkkel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hringr | ring |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hringaz | ring, circle; curve; sound, ring |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
via Norwegian Bokmål nøkkel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | nøkkel | a key; a spanner or wrench |
| 2 | Middle Norwegian | nykill | key |
| 3 | Old Norse | lykill | key |
| 4 | Old Norse | lúka | to shut; to end, bring to an end, finish,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lūkaną | to close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | lewǵ- | to break, tear; to break, shatter |