English
arrange
Arrange comes from Old French arangier ‘to arrange’, from rengier ‘to line up’, and ultimately from Vulgar Latin *rencus ‘row’.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*rencus‘row’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reng‘place’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400rengier‘to line up’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400arangier‘to arrange’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arengen
- Englishearliest quotation 1485arrange
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*rencus‘row’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400reng‘place’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400rengier‘to line up’
- Old French, derivedc. 842–1400arangier‘to arrange’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500arengen
- Englishearliest quotation 1485arrange
Earliest quotation: 1485, William Caxton, Lyf of the Noble and Crysten Prynce: “& whan the frensshe men sawe thus the hors…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, real, director, source, region, rule, direction, address, direct, rich, royal, dress, regular, correct, regime, roy, rex, rogue, regulate, rack, resurrection, ana, erect, interrogation, rector, regal, raj, regent, rectify, rake, regency, insurrection, anorexia, rectum, rhesus, rectification, droit, régime, rani, rajah, 104 more
through Proto-Germanic *rankaz ‘erect, upright’
through Old French reng ‘place’
through Old French rengier ‘to line up’
Today it means
verb To set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *rencus / arrange