Etymograph

English

ringwise

From ring + -wise.

Formed from ring + -wise

Proto-Indo-European *(s)krengʰ-

Proto-Germanic *hringaz

Proto-West Germanic *hring

Old English hring ‘ring’

Middle English ryng

English ring

Today it means

adj Laid out or moving in a ring.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “ringwise”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / ringwise