An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/ranzig
ranzig, adjective, ‘rancid, fetid,’ Modern High German only, from the equivalent French rance (Latin rancidus), like, or through the medium of, Dutch rans, ‘rotten, rancid.’
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ranzig, adjective, ‘rancid, fetid,’ Modern High German only, from the equivalent French rance (Latin rancidus), like, or through the medium of, Dutch rans, ‘rotten, rancid.’