Where does “Lichtrinkj” come from?

Lichtrinkj (Plautdietsch) comes from Plautdietsch Rinkj, from Middle Low German rink, from Old Saxon 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.

Lichtrinkj (Plautdietsch): halo

Definitions

  1. halo

Ancestry of “Lichtrinkj”, step by step

Lichtrinkj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Plautdietsch Rinkj

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschRinkjring
2Middle Low Germanrink—
3Old Saxonhringring
4Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
5Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Plautdietsch Licht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PlautdietschLichtlight, illumination
2Middle Low Germanlichtlight; not heavy
3Old Saxonliohtlight
4Proto-West Germanicleuhtlight, bright; light
5Proto-Germanicleuhtąlight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlewktom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →