Where does “rang” come from?

rang (English) comes from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

rang (English): simple past tense of ring

Definitions

  1. simple past tense of ring

Ancestry of “rang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
2Old Frenchrengplace; position
3Latinrencusrow; order, rank
4Gaulishrekos
5Proto-Celticreketito arrange
6Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “rang

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-