Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “rang” come from?

rang (Old French) comes from Frankish hring — circle, ring; ring, circle.

rang (Old French): rank; row, line; line, row, rank

Definitions

  1. rank; row, line; line, row, rank

Ancestry of “rang”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhringcircle, ring; ring, circle

Words derived from “rang”

  • range
  • ranging
  • arrange
  • ranch
  • ranger
  • derangement
  • rearrange
  • rancher
  • arranger
  • rangeland
  • midrange
  • derange
  • ranchman
  • rangy
  • disarrange
  • bushranger
  • rangefinder
  • rancheria
  • ranchhouse
  • downrange
  • subrange
  • ranchland
  • bushranging
  • prearrange
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