Where does “rangstrupe” come from?
rangstrupe (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.
rangstrupe (Norwegian Nynorsk): trachea (windpipe) as opposed to the oesophagus (food pipe)
Definitions
- trachea (windpipe) as opposed to the oesophagus (food pipe)
Ancestry of “rangstrupe”, step by step
rangstrupe 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 |