Where does “*rank” come from?

*rank (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic wrankiz, from Proto-Indo-European wreng- — to turn.

Ancestry of “*rank”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwrankiza turning, twisting; a turn, twisting
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwreng-to turn

Words derived from “*rank”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreng- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wrankiz →