Where does “reng” come from?

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

reng (Middle French): rank

Definitions

rank

Ancestry of “reng”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	reng	place; position
2	Latin	rencus	row; order, rank
3	Gaulish	rekos	—
4	Proto-Celtic	reketi	to arrange
5	Proto-Indo-European	(H)rek-	to set in order

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