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Where does “ranclen” come from?

ranclen (Middle English) comes from Old French rancler, from Old French draoncle, from Latin dracunculus, from Latin Dracō, from Ancient Greek Δράκων, from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι, from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai.

Ancestry of “ranclen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchranclerAlternative form of draoncler
2Old Frenchdraoncleboil
3Latindracunculusa small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like...
4LatinDracō—
5Ancient GreekΔράκων—
6Ancient Greekδέρκομαιto see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7Proto-Hellenic*dérkomai—

Words derived from “ranclen”

  • rankle
  • rankleth
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →