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Where does “(s)krengʰ-” come from?

(s)krengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

(s)krengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European): to turn, bend

Definitions

  1. to turn, bend

Ancestry of “(s)krengʰ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
2Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

Words derived from “(s)krengʰ-”

  • range
  • ring
  • ranging
  • rings
  • arrange
  • ringing
  • ranch
  • rung
  • ranger
  • derangement
  • rearrange
  • rancher
  • ringleader
  • arranger
  • Ringer
  • rangeland
  • midrange
  • derange
  • ringworm
  • ranchman
  • ringside
  • rangy
  • coring
  • ringmaster
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