English
derange
Derange comes from French déranger ‘to disarray/disarrange’, from Old French desrengier ‘throw into disorder’, and ultimately from reng ‘line, row’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reng‘line, row’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400rengier‘to put into line’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400desrengier‘throw into disorder’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdéranger‘to disarray/disarrange’
- Englishearliest quotation 1776derange
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reng‘line, row’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400rengier‘to put into line’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400desrengier‘throw into disorder’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentdéranger‘to disarray/disarrange’
- Englishearliest quotation 1776derange
Earliest quotation: 1776, Adam Smith: “Both these kinds of monopolies derange more or less…”
Linked words
through Old French reng ‘line, row’
through Old French rengier ‘to put into line’
Today it means
verb To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French reng / derange