kring

Dutch (Brabantic)

/krɪŋ/

noun
Definitions
  • circle; round figure
  • circle, clique (a community of people with a shared common interest)
  • a circular stain left on a table by a wet glass
  • (chiefly) the student organization of a university faculty

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch kring derived from Proto-Germanic *kringaz.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*kringaz

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