Where does “rangement” come from?

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

rangement (French): place where things are tidied away, e.g. cupboards, shelves, etc

Definitions

  1. place where things are tidied away, e.g. cupboards, shelves, etc

Ancestry of “rangement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchrangera ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,...
2FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
3Old Frenchrengplace; position
4Latinrencusrow; order, rank
5Gaulishrekos—
6Proto-Celticreketito arrange
7Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →