Where does “renki” come from?

renki (Karelian) comes from Swedish dräng, from Old Swedish drænger, from Old Norse drengr, from Proto-Germanic drangijaz — stake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant.

renki (Karelian): farmhand

Definitions

  1. farmhand

Ancestry of “renki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishdrängA hired agricultural worker; farmhand; A person...
2Old Swedishdrængerman, especially a capable or brave man; young...
3Old Norsedrengrlad, youth, young man, in the sense of a warrior;...
4Proto-Germanicdrangijazstake; staff; crutch; support; man; servant
Every word from Proto-Germanic drangijaz →Every word from Old Norse drengr →Every word from Old Swedish drænger →