myEtymology.com: English etymology of ringleader

Etymology of the English word ringleader

the English word ringleader

derived from the English word leader

using the English suffix -er

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *-arjaz

using the Latin suffix -arius (-ar)

derived from the English word lead

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leit-

derived from the English word ring

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker-

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrenganan

derived from the Proto-Germanic root *khrengaz

Word found in Modern English