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Etymology of the English word range

the English word range
derived from the Old French word rangier
derived from the Old French word ranc
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sker- (to turn, bend)
derived from the Old French word range
derived from the French word ranger
derived from the French word rang

Date

The earliest known usage of range in English dates from the 13th century.

Derivations in English

rangy, downrange, midrange, omnirange, outrange, ranged, rangeland, rangemaster, ranger, ranger, ranging

Cognates

Dutch rangeren, German rangieren, Norwegian rangere, Swedish rangera

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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