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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.

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