Where does “Krąg” come from?

Krąg (Polish) comes from Old Polish krąg, from Proto-Slavic krǫgъ, from Proto-Indo-European krongʰ-o-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Krąg (Polish): ring, loop

Definitions

  1. ring, loop

Ancestry of “Krąg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishkrągcircle; ring
2Proto-Slavickrǫgъcircle
3Proto-Indo-Europeankrongʰ-o-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “Krąg”

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