Where does “רינגפֿינגער” come from?

רינגפֿינגער (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish רינג, from Middle High German ring, from Old High German ring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

רינגפֿינגער (Yiddish): ring finger

Definitions

  1. ring finger

Ancestry of “רינגפֿינגער”, step by step

רינגפֿינגער traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish רינג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishרינגring
2Middle High Germanring—
3Old High Germanringring object in the shape of a circle
4Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
5Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Yiddish פֿינגער

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishפֿינגערfinger, toe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →