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English word origin

Etymology of range

From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doubl

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 1/2

Original entry ↗
verb

To travel over (an area, etc); to roam, wander. · To rove over or through. · To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over. · To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.

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Unnumbered source etymology · variant 2/2

Original entry ↗
noun

A line or series of mountains, buildings, etc. · A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many burners (hotplates). · Selection, array. · An area for practicing shooting at targets.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English rengen, from Old French rengier (“to range, to rank, to order”), from the noun renc, reng, ranc, rang (“a rank, row”), from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz (“ring, circle, curve”). Doublet of ring.

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

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