Where does “rang” come from?

rang (French) comes from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

rang (French): A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...

Definitions

  1. A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...

Ancestry of “rang”, step by step

rang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French reng

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrengplace; position
2Latinrencusrow; order, rank
3Gaulishrekos—
4Proto-Celticreketito arrange
5Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via Middle French ranc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchrancrank
2Old Frenchrancline, row, rank
3Frankishhringcircle, ring; ring, circle

Words derived from “rang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →