Where does “ringperm” come from?

ringperm (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål perm, from German Pergament, from Latin pergamentum, from Latin Pergamenus, from Ancient Greek Περγαμηνός, from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

ringperm (Norwegian Bokmål): a ring binder

Definitions

  1. a ring binder

Ancestry of “ringperm”, step by step

ringperm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål perm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpermeither of the two covers of a book
2GermanPergamentparchment
3Latinpergamentumparchment
4LatinPergamenus—
5Ancient GreekΠεργαμηνόςof Pergamun; of Pergamon
6Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
7Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

via Norwegian Bokmål ring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålringring; a circular piece of material; The ring,...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →