Where does “rangøygd” come from?

rangøygd (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

Ancestry of “rangøygd”, step by step

rangøygd traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrangrank
2Germanrangfirst/third-person singular preterite of ringen
3FrenchrangA row or line of things placed side-by-side; A...
4Old Frenchrengplace; position
5Latinrencusrow; order, rank
6Gaulishrekos
7Proto-Celticreketito arrange
8Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via Norwegian Nynorsk øygd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskøygddiscovered
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos