rink

rink · noun¹

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*reǵ-“straight, direct”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rankiz“upright man”
3. Old English · inherited fromrinc“man, warrior, hero”
4. Middle English · inherited fromrink
5. English todayrink

From Middle English rink, renk, from Old English rinc (“man, warrior, hero”), from Proto-Germanic *rankiz (“upright man”), from *rankaz (“straight, upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *reǵ- (“straight, direct”). Cognate with Scots rink, renk (“man, warrior, hero”), Old Saxon rink (“man”), Old Norse rekkr (“a straight or upright man”), Old English ranc (“proud, noble, valiant”). More at rank.

rink · noun, verb²

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hringaz
2. Frankish · derived from*hring
3. Old French · derived fromreng
4. Middle French · derived fromrenc
5. Middle Scots · borrowed fromrink
6. English todayrink

Borrowed from Middle Scots rink, renk (“course, battlefield”), from Middle French renc, from Old French reng, from Frankish *hring, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz. Doublet of rank and ring.

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