Where does “zweitrangig” come from?

zweitrangig (German) comes from German zweite, from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

zweitrangig (German): secondary, second rate, second class

Definitions

  1. secondary, second rate, second class

Ancestry of “zweitrangig”, step by step

zweitrangig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zweite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzweitesecond
2Germanzweitwo
3Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
4Old High Germanzwēnetwo
5Proto-West Germanictwai-two
6Proto-Germanictwaitwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German rang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrangfirst/third-person singular preterite of ringen
2FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
3Old Frenchrengplace; position
4Latinrencusrow; order, rank
5Gaulishrekos—
6Proto-Celticreketito arrange
7Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “zweitrangig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →