Where does “Ränkchen” come from?

Ränkchen (German) comes from German Ranke, from Old High German *rank, from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

Ränkchen (German): Diminutive of Ranke

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Ranke

Ancestry of “Ränkchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRankeA tendril
2Old High German*rank—
3Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →Every word from Old High German *rank →