Where does “rangle” come from?

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

rangle (English): To range about in an irregular manner

Definitions

  1. To range about in an irregular manner

Ancestry of “rangle”, step by step

rangle traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English range

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

via English Le

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLethe
2Frenchbreadth, width; strip, length
3Frenchmoinemonk
4Middle Frenchmoinemonk
5Old Frenchmoniemonk
6Latinmonicussporadically attested in early Christian inscriptions from Gaul

via Hunsrik Rangel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HunsrikRangeltendril

Words derived from “rangle

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