Where does “regeerzucht” come from?
regeerzucht (Dutch) comes from Dutch regeren, from Middle Dutch regeren, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regeerzucht (Dutch): pathological desire to rule; pathological desire...
Definitions
- pathological desire to rule; pathological desire...
Ancestry of “regeerzucht”, step by step
regeerzucht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch regeren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regeren | to rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | regeren | — |
| 3 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via Dutch zucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | zucht | sigh; longing, desire; a pathological desire or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | suchte | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | suhti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | suhtiz | sickness |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -þiz | Forms abstract nouns from verb roots, usually... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |