The story
- Gothic · derived from*𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃
- Old Italian · derived fromaringa
- French · derived fromharangue
- Middle English · inherited fromarang
- English todayharangue
From Middle English arang and French harangue, from Old Italian aringa (modern Italian arringa) from aringare (“speak in public”) (modern Italian arringare), from aringo (“public assembly”), from Gothic *𐌷𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍃 (*hriggs) or a compound containing it, akin to Old High German hring (“ring”) (whence German Ring). Doublet of range, rank, ring, and rink.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.