Etymology

derange

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Today it means: To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged. Full definition →

French déranger ← Old French desrengier
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  1. Old French · derived fromdesrengier“throw into disorder”
  2. French · derived fromdéranger
  3. English todayderange

From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).

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