Where does “ēarhring” come from?

ēarhring (Old English) comes from Old English hring, 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.

ēarhring (Old English): ear-ring

Definitions

  1. ear-ring

Ancestry of “ēarhring”, step by step

ēarhring traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English hring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhringring
2Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
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

via Old English ēare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishēareear
2Proto-West Germanicauʀāear
3Proto-Germanicausôear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ṓwsear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ew-to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be...

Words derived from “ēarhring”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →