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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

Words derived from “renk”

  • rink
  • rinking
  • rinkside
  • rinker
  • rinkomania
  • rinque
  • rinc
  • rince
  • banrinceoir
  • rinceoir
Every word from Proto-Germanic rinkaz →