Where does “ringmuskel” come from?
ringmuskel (Swedish) comes from Swedish ring, from Swedish mäsk, from French masqué, from Italian maschera, from Latin masca, from Proto-West Germanic *maskā, from Proto-Germanic maskwǭ, from Proto-Indo-European mozgo- — to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,...
ringmuskel (Swedish): sphincter
Definitions
- sphincter
Ancestry of “ringmuskel”, step by step
ringmuskel traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |
| 2 | Swedish | mäsk | mash, feed for animals |
| 3 | French | masqué | masked; past participle of masquer |
| 4 | Italian | maschera | mask; surface, fiction; cinema attendant |
| 5 | Latin | masca | witch, hag; spectre; nightmare; mask |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *maskā | mesh, net |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maskwǭ | loop, knot; mesh, netting; mesh used as a filter,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | mozgo- | netting, mesh, knot, loop |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mezgʷ- | to knit, tie, make a loop; to knit, tie; to knit,... |
via Swedish muskel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | muskel | a muscle |
| 2 | Latin | mūsculus | a small mouse |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | μῦς | mouse; A type of mussel; A type of whale |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | *mū́s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | múHs | mouse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | múh₂s | mouse |
via Norwegian Bokmål ring
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | ring | ring; a circular piece of material; The ring,... |