Where does “ringrostig” come from?
ringrostig (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,...
ringrostig (Swedish): rusty, out of practice
Definitions
- rusty, out of practice
Ancestry of “ringrostig”, step by step
ringrostig traces back through two 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,... |