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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

  1. pathological desire to rule; pathological desire...

Ancestry of “regeerzucht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregerento rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,...
2Middle Dutchregeren—
3Latinregō—
4Proto-Italicregō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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