Where does “renc” come from?

renc (Old French) comes 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 “renc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrengplace; position
2Latinrencusrow; order, rank
3Gaulishrekos
4Proto-Celticreketito arrange
5Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek-Every word from Proto-Celtic reketiEvery word from Gaulish rekos