Where does “renxer” come from?
renxer (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese renger, from Latin ringere, from Latin ringo — I show my teeth, I gape.
renxer (Galician): to creak; to grind
Ancestry of “renxer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | renger | — |
| 2 | Latin | ringere | to show one's teeth, to gape |
| 3 | Latin | ringo | I show my teeth, I gape |