Where does “ranke” come from?
ranke (German) comes from German ranken, from German Ranke, from Old High German *rank, from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.
ranke (German): inflection of ranken:
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Definitions
- inflection of ranken:
## first-person singular...
Ancestry of “ranke”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | ranken | to grow in tendrils; to be told |
| 2 | German | Ranke | A tendril |
| 3 | Old High German | *rank | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wrankiz | a turning, twisting; a turn, twisting |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreng- | to turn |