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Where does “rank” come from?

rank (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic rankaz, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

rank (Frankish): straight, erect; erect, upright

Definitions

  1. straight, erect; erect, upright

Ancestry of “rank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “rank”

  • range
  • ranging
  • arrange
  • ranch
  • ranger
  • derangement
  • rearrange
  • rancher
  • arranger
  • rangeland
  • midrange
  • derange
  • ranchman
  • rangy
  • disarrange
  • bushranger
  • rangefinder
  • rancheria
  • ranchhouse
  • downrange
  • subrange
  • ranchland
  • bushranging
  • prearrange
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