Where does “arrangement” come from?

arrangement (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French arrangement, from French arranger, from Old French arangier, from Old French rengier, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi — to set in order.

arrangement (Norwegian Bokmål): arrangement, event

Definitions

  1. arrangement, event

Ancestry of “arrangement”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frencharrangementarrangement
2Frencharrangerto arrange; to suit, to be convenient; to be set...
3Old Frencharangierto arrange
4Old Frenchrengierto line up; to form ranks
5Old Frenchrengplace; position
6Latinrencusrow; order, rank
7Gaulishrekos
8Proto-Celticreketito arrange
9Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos
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