Where does “ranz des vaches” come from?

ranz des vaches (French) comes 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.

ranz des vaches (French): ranz des vaches

Definitions

  1. ranz des vaches

Ancestry of “ranz des vaches”, step by step

ranz des vaches traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French rang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
2Old Frenchrengplace; position
3Latinrencusrow; order, rank
4Gaulishrekos
5Proto-Celticreketito arrange
6Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via French des

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdesplural of un; some; "the plural indefinite...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos