Where does “rangy” come from?

Rangy comes from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and Latin -are, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- meaning to cut or scatter.

rangy (English): Slender and long of limb; lanky; Prone to roaming...

Definitions

Slender and long of limb; lanky; Prone to roaming...

Ancestry of “rangy”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	range	A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc; A...
2	Middle English	rengen	—
3	Old French	rengier	to line up; to form ranks
4	Old French	reng	place; position
5	Latin	rencus	row; order, rank
6	Gaulish	rekos	—
7	Proto-Celtic	reketi	to arrange
8	Proto-Indo-European	(H)rek-	to set in order

Words derived from “rangy”

ranginess
rangily

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