Where does “ringje” come from?
ringje (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian -je, from Old Frisian -ia, from Proto-Germanic -on, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
ringje (West Frisian): to ring, to put a ring on
Definitions
- to ring, to put a ring on
Ancestry of “ringje”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | -je | — |
| 2 | Old Frisian | -ia | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -on | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |