Where does “Ranke” come from?

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

Ranke (German): A tendril

Definitions

  1. A tendril

Ancestry of “Ranke”, step by step

Ranke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German *rank

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High German*rank—
2Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

via Middle High German ranke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanranketendril
2Old High GermanhrancaA tendril

Words derived from “Ranke”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →Every word from Old High German *rank →