Where does “Runge” come from?

Runge (German) comes from Middle High German runge, from Middle Low German runge, from Proto-Germanic hrungō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

Runge (German): stanchion vertical stake on a wagon used to fix the load

Definitions

  1. stanchion vertical stake on a wagon used to fix the load

Ancestry of “Runge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanrunge—
2Middle Low Germanrunge—
3Proto-Germanichrungōstake, spoke, rod, spike, rung
4Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “Runge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ- →