Where does “ranggleich” come from?
ranggleich (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.
ranggleich (German): of equal rank
Ancestry of “ranggleich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | rang | first/third-person singular preterite of ringen |
| 2 | French | rang | A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A... |
| 3 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 4 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 5 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |