Where does “rang” come from?

rang (German) comes 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.

rang (German): first/third-person singular preterite of ringen

Definitions

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of ringen

Ancestry of “rang”, step by step

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

Words derived from “rang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →