Where does “renk” come from?

renk (Middle English) comes from Old English rinc, from Proto-Germanic rinkiz, from Proto-Germanic rinkaz — straight, upright.

Ancestry of “renk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrincman, warrior
2Proto-Germanicrinkizupright man
3Proto-Germanicrinkazstraight, upright
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkiz →Every word from Old English rinc →
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