Etymograph

English

Ringwraith

From ring + wraith, coined by J.

A compound of ring + wraith

Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-

Proto-Germanic *hringaz

Proto-West Germanic *hring

Old English hring ‘ring’

Middle English ryng

English ring

Middle Scots wraith

English wraith

The story

From ring + wraith, coined by J.

Today it means

noun Anyone who keeps a magical ring, and is enslaved thereby, and may also be rendered invisible and immortal thereby.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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