Where does “ranc” come from?

ranc (Middle Low German) comes from Proto-Germanic rankaz, from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.

Ancestry of “ranc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rankaz →