Where does “midrange” come from?

Midrange combines mid- with range, which derives from Middle English rengen, Old French rengier, Old French -ier, Latin -are, Latin -arius, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-.

midrange (English): The middle portion of a particular range

Definitions

  1. The middle portion of a particular range

Ancestry of “midrange”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrangeA line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
2Middle Englishrengen—
3Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
4Old Frenchrengplace; position
5Latinrencusrow; order, rank
6Gaulishrekos—
7Proto-Celticreketito arrange
8Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →