Where does “rang” come from?

rang (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

rang (Norwegian Nynorsk): rank

Definitions

  1. rank

Ancestry of “rang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrangfirst/third-person singular preterite of ringen
2FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
3Old Frenchrengplace; position
4Latinrencusrow; order, rank
5Gaulishrekos—
6Proto-Celticreketito arrange
7Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

Words derived from “rang”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →
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