Where does “ranken” come from?

ranken (German) comes from German Ranke, from Old High German *rank, from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

ranken (German): to grow in tendrils; to be told

Definitions

  1. to grow in tendrils; to be told

Ancestry of “ranken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRankeA tendril
2Old High German*rank—
3Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

Words derived from “ranken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →Every word from Old High German *rank →
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