Proto-Germanic
*hringaz
‘ring’
Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *hringaz.
6 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *hringaz, most familiar first.
- range ← rengen ← rengier ← *hring
- ring ← ryng ← hring ← *hring
- rank ← ranc ← *hring
- rang ← ranc ← renc ← *hring
- rink ← renc ← reng ← *hring
- harangue ← arang ← aringa ← *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃
From Wiktionary, by Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); adapted. License.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hringaz