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: ## first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of ranken: ## first-person singular...

Ancestry of “ranke”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrankento grow in tendrils; to be told
2GermanRankeA tendril
3Old High German*rank—
4Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →Every word from Old High German *rank →