hranca

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic [Term?]. Related to *renken (“to twist”), itself from Proto-West Germanic *wrankijan.[1] Cognate with Dutch rank (“tendril”).

Noun

hranca f

  1. A tendril (of vine).

Descendants

  • Middle High German: ranke

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Ranke”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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