Where does “rangstige” come from?
rangstige (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.
rangstige (Norwegian Nynorsk): ladder hierarchical, social
Definitions
- ladder hierarchical, social
Ancestry of “rangstige”, step by step
rangstige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk rang
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | 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 Nynorsk stige
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | stige | a ladder; Alternative form of stiga |
| 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 |