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2381 Etymology dictionary, p. arrange (v.).2
… of ring (n.1). It is reconstructed to be from a nasalized form of the PIE root *sker- (2) "to turn, bend."
2382 Etymology dictionary, p. atoll (n.).2
… or ring of coral around a central lagoon," 1620s, atollon, from Malayalam (Dravidian) atolu "reef," which is said to be from adal "closing, uniting." Watkins writes …
2383 Etymology dictionary, p. backward (adv.).3
… . To ring bells backward (from lowest to highest), c. 1500, was a signal of alarm for fire or invasion, or to express dismay. Another Middle English word for "backward …
2384 Etymology dictionary, p. bagel (n.).2
… boug- "ring, bracelet," from Old High German boug "a ring," related to Old English beag "ring" (in poetry, an Anglo-Saxon lord was beaggifa "ring-giver"), from Proto-Germanic …
2385 Etymology dictionary, p. baloney (n.).2
… 20c. ring slang for an inferior fighter.
2386 Etymology dictionary, p. bangle (n.).2
"ornamental ring worn upon the arm or ankle," 1787, from Hindi bangri "colored glass bracelet or anklet."
2387 Etymology dictionary, p. bell (n.).2
… which rings when struck," Old English belle, which has cognates in Middle Dutch belle, Middle Low German belle but is not found elsewhere in Germanic (except …
2388 Etymology dictionary, p. bell (n.).4
To ring a bell "awaken a memory" (1934) is perhaps a reference to Pavlovian experiments; it also was a signal to summon a servant (1782).
2389 Etymology dictionary, p. beltway (n.).2
… a ring highway around an urban area, especially Interstate 495 around Washington, D.C., the Capital Beltway, which was completed 1964; from belt (n.) + way (n.). Hence …
2390 Etymology dictionary, p. benzodiazepine (n.).2
1934, from benzo-, word-forming element used in chemistry to indicate presence of a benzene ring fused with another ring, + di + azo- + epine, a suffix denoting a seven-membered ring, from Greek hepta (see seven ).
2391 Etymology dictionary, p. *bheug-.4
It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Sanskrit bhujati "bends, thrusts aside;" Old English bugan, German biegen, Gothic biugan "to bend;" Old High German boug, Old English beag "a ring."
2392 Etymology dictionary, p. bijou (n.).2
"small item of ornamental jewelry," 1660s, from French bijou, which according to OED is probably from Breton bizou "(jeweled) ring," from bez "finger" (compare Cornish bisou "finger-ring," 13c.). Related: Bijouterie .
2393 Etymology dictionary, p. boxer (n.).2
… the ring.
2394 Etymology dictionary, p. bracelet (n.).2
"ornamental ring or clasped chain for the wrist," mid-15c., from Old French bracelet (14c.), diminutive of bracel, from Latin bracchiale "armlet," from bracchium "an arm, a forearm," from Greek brakhion "an arm" (see brachio- ).
2395 Etymology dictionary, p. brake (n.1).2
… the ring through the nose of a draught ox. It was influenced in sense by Old French brac, a form of bras "an arm," thus the sense "a lever or handle," which was being used …
2396 Etymology dictionary, p. buckle (n.).2
… metal ring for holding a belt, etc.," c. 1300, bukel, from Old French bocle "boss (of a shield)," then "shield," then by further extension "buckle, metal ring," (12c., Modern French …
2397 Etymology dictionary, p. bull-ring (n.).1
bull-ring (n.)
2398 Etymology dictionary, p. bull-ring (n.).2
"arena for bull-fights," early 15c., from bull (n.1) + ring (n.1).
2399 Etymology dictionary, p. buzz (v.).2
… "to ring off on the telephone," from the use of buzzers to signal a call or message on old systems. As a command, it originally would have been telling someone to …
2400 Etymology dictionary, p. carol (n.).2
… a ring, from Old French carole "kind of dance in a ring, round dance accompanied by singers," a word of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Medieval Latin choraula …