Where does “Hringdene” come from?

Hringdene (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.

Hringdene (Old English): ‘ring-Danes’, the Danes

Definitions

  1. ‘ring-Danes’, the Danes

Ancestry of “Hringdene”, step by step

Hringdene 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 dene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishdenevalley
2Proto-West Germanicdania flat area, floor; a small dale
3Proto-Germanicdaniza Dane
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰenh₂-to set in motion; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →
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