Where does “gleichrangig” come from?

gleichrangig (German) comes from German rang, from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

gleichrangig (German): coequal

Definitions

  1. coequal

Ancestry of “gleichrangig”, step by step

gleichrangig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrangfirst/third-person singular preterite of ringen
2FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
3Old Frenchrengplace; position
4Latinrencusrow; order, rank
5Gaulishrekos—
6Proto-Celticreketito arrange
7Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via German gleich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangleichequal; same; very similar; same; identical
2Middle High Germangelīch—
3Old High Germangilīhequal
4Proto-West Germanicgalīkalike, similar
5Proto-Germanicgalīkazalike, similar; equal
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →