Proto-Germanic

*rankaz

‘erect, upright’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rankaz.

5 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rankaz, most familiar first.

• rank ← ranc
• arrangement ← arranger ← arangier ← rengier ← reng
• radar ← range ← rengen ← rengier ← reng
• arrange ← arengen ← arangier ← rengier ← reng
• rink ← rinc ← *rankiz

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rankaz