Where does “ranger” come from?
ranger (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rangere, from French ranger, from French rang, from Old French reng, from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.
ranger (Norwegian Bokmål): imperative of rangere
Definitions
- imperative of rangere
Ancestry of “ranger”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rangere | to rank; to range |
| 2 | French | ranger | a ranger, one who looks after a region; to order,... |
| 3 | French | rang | A row or line of things placed side-by-side; A... |
| 4 | Old French | reng | place; position |
| 5 | Latin | rencus | row; order, rank |
| 6 | Gaulish | rekos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | reketi | to arrange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (H)rek- | to set in order |