means A ring is a circular band, often of metal, worn on the finger — or more broadly any circular shape, loop, or the sound a bell makes when struck.

from Two different old words, now spelled alike. The circle-ring comes from Old English 'hring,' a Germanic word for anything curved into a loop — sharing roots with cousins across the Norse and Germanic world, and likely descending from an ancient Indo-European base meaning 'to bend' or 'curve.' The sound-ring is a separate Old English word, 'hringan,' meaning to make a resonant noise — almost certainly echoic, born from the very clang it names. English quietly merged their spellings, so a wedding ring and a doorbell now wear the same coat.