Etymology

ringlike

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Today it means: Like a ring; round or nearly so. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English ring
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The story

  1. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  2. Old Englishhring
  3. Middle Englishryng
  4. Englishring
  5. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  6. Proto-Germanic*līką
  7. English todayringlike

From ring + -like.

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