Where does “runge” come from?
runge (Middle High German) comes from Middle Low German runge, from Proto-Germanic hrungō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
Ancestry of “runge”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | runge | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hrungō | stake, spoke, rod, spike, rung |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krengʰ- | to turn, bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |