Where does “ranked” come from?

ranked (English) comes from English rank, from Middle English rank, from Old English ranc, from Proto-Germanic rankaz, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

ranked (English): simple past tense and past participle of rank

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of rank

Ancestry of “ranked”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrankStrong of its kind or in character; unmitigated;...
2Middle Englishrankline, row; strong, proud
3Old Englishrancproud, haughty, arrogant, insolent, froward,...
4Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “ranked”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rankaz →Every word from Old English ranc →
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