Where does “ringaktning” come from?

ringaktning (Swedish) comes from Swedish ringakta, from Swedish ringa, from Old Swedish ringa, from Middle Low German ringe, from Old Saxon ringi, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ringaktning (Swedish): disrespect

Definitions

  1. disrespect

Ancestry of “ringaktning”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishringaktadisrespect, disparage
2Swedishringasimple, small, poor; to ring; to make a bell...
3Old Swedishringa
4Middle Low Germanringe
5Old Saxonringi
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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