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Where does “regelnicht” come from?

regelnicht (Dutch) comes from Dutch nicht, from Dutch leernicht, from Dutch leer, from Dutch leder, from Middle Dutch lēder, from Old Dutch lether, from Proto-Germanic leþrą, from Proto-Celtic ɸlitro-.

regelnicht (Dutch): petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying...

Definitions

  1. petty, rules-obsessed woman, e.g. a woman trying...

Ancestry of “regelnicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchnichtfemale cousin; daughter of someone's uncle or...
2Dutchleernichtgay man dressed in leather
3DutchleerLeather; A doctrine; Theory, teachings
4Dutchlederleather; Short for lederkarper
5Middle Dutchlēder—
6Old Dutchlether—
7Proto-Germanicleþrąleather
8Proto-Celticɸlitro-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥tro-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥tro- →