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

ranclen traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French rancler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	rancler	Alternative form of draoncler
2	Old French	draoncle	boil
3	Latin	dracunculus	a small dragon or serpent; a thread twisted like...
4	Latin	Dracō	—
5	Ancient Greek	Δράκων	Draco
6	Ancient Greek	δέρκομαι	to see, see clearly; to watch; to live
7	Proto-Hellenic	*dérkomai	—

via Old French draoncler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	draoncler	to suppurate

via Old French räoncler

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	räoncler	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dérkomai →Every word from Ancient Greek δέρκομαι →Every word from Ancient Greek Δράκων →