English
rangeman
From range + -man.
Formed from range + -man
Proto-Germanic *hringaz ‘ring, circle’
Frankish *hring
Old French rang ‘a rank, row’
Old French rengier ‘to range, rank’
Middle English rengen
English range
Today it means
noun A man who lives on the range.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / rangeman