English

ringstem

From ring + stem.

A compound of ring + stem

Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-

Proto-Germanic *hringaz

Proto-West Germanic *hring

Old English hring ‘ring’

Middle English ryng

English ring

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- ‘to stand, stay’

Proto-Germanic *stamniz ‘stem, tree stalk’

Proto-West Germanic *stamni

Old English stemn

Middle English stem

English stem

Today it means

noun Any of the flowering species of the genus Anulocaulis.

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

Etymograph / ringstem