English
Ranft
Ranft comes from German Ranft ‘crust (of bread)’, and goes back to Old High German ramft.
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050ramft
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ranft
- Germanc. 1650–presentRanft‘crust (of bread)’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old High Germanc. 750–1050ramft
- Middle High Germanc. 1050–1350ranft
- Germanc. 1650–presentRanft‘crust (of bread)’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Old High German ramft
Today it means
name A surname from German.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old High German ramft / Ranft