Where does “rangstige” come from?
rangstige (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rang, from German rang, 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.
rangstige (Norwegian Bokmål): ladder hierarchical, social
Definitions
- ladder hierarchical, social
Ancestry of “rangstige”, step by step
rangstige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål rang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rang | rank |
| 2 | German | rang | first/third-person singular preterite of ringen |
| 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål stige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | stige | a ladder; to climb; to rise |
| 2 | Old Norse | stigi | ladder; indefinite dative singular of stig;... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | stigiz | a climbing, climb; ascent |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |