Where does “reng” come from?

reng (Old French) comes from Latin rencus, from Gaulish rekos, from Proto-Celtic reketi, from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- — to set in order.

reng (Old French): place; position

Definitions

  1. place; position

Ancestry of “reng”, step by step

reng traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin rencus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrencusrow; order, rank
2Gaulishrekos—
3Proto-Celticreketito arrange
4Proto-Indo-European(H)rek-to set in order

via Frankish hring

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishhringcircle, ring; ring, circle

Words derived from “reng”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (H)rek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reketi →Every word from Gaulish rekos →