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
Ancestry of “Ranke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | *rank | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wrankiz | a turning, twisting; a turn, twisting |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wreng- | to turn |
Words derived from “Ranke”