Where does “rank” come from?

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

Ancestry of “rank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrankazerect, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “rank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rankaz →