Where does “rangur” come from?

rangur (Faroese) comes from Old Norse rangr, from Old Norse wrangr, from Proto-Germanic wrangaz, from Proto-Indo-European werḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

rangur (Faroese): wrong; wrong, bad; false, incorrect

Definitions

  1. wrong; wrong, bad; false, incorrect

Ancestry of “rangur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norserangrunjust
2Old Norsewrangr—
3Proto-Germanicwrangaztwisted, warped, bent, crooked, wry; wretched,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwerḱ-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European werḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrangaz →