Where does “rengen” come from?

rengen (Middle English) comes from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

Ancestry of “rengen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
2Old Frenchrengplace; position
3Latinrencusrow; order, rank
4Gaulishrekos—
5Proto-Celticreketito arrange
6Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “rengen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →