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English word rink comes from Vulgar Latin *rancus, Proto-Indo-European *kor-, Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreg-, Proto-Germanic *rankaz (Erect, upright.), Gaulish *rekos
*rancus (Vulgar Latin)
*kor- (Proto-Indo-European)
*(s)kreg- (Proto-Indo-European)
*rankaz (Proto-Germanic)
Erect, upright.
*rekos (Gaulish)
*(s)krengʰ- (Proto-Indo-European)
to turn, bend
*hringaz (Proto-Germanic)
Sound, ring.
*rankiz (Proto-Germanic)
*rencus (Latin)
(Vulgar Latin) order, rank. (Vulgar Latin) row.
*hringaz (Proto-Germanic)
Curve. Ring, circle Sound, ring.
*hrengaz (Proto-Indo-European)
rinc (Old English)
(poetic) man, warrior.
*hringaz (Proto-Germanic)
Curve. Ring, circle.
*hring (Frankish)
Ring.
hring (Old English)
Ring.
ranc (Old French)
rynk (Middle English)
rink (English)
(UK, _, dialectal) A ring; a circle.. (curling) A team in a competition.. A building housing an ice rink.. A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.. A surface for roller skating.