Etymograph

English

rangework

From range + work.

A compound of range + work

Proto-Germanic *hringaz ‘ring, circle’

Frankish *hring

Old French rang ‘a rank, row’

Old French rengier ‘to range, rank’

Middle English rengen

English range

Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- ‘to make’

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Proto-Germanic *werką

Proto-West Germanic *werk

Old English weorc ‘labor’

Middle English work

English work

Today it means

noun Masonry consisting of horizontal rows of ashlar.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “rangework”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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