Where does “regentenstuk” come from?
regentenstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch regent, from Middle Dutch regent, from Middle French regent, from Old French regent, from Latin regēns, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regentenstuk (Dutch): group portrait of regents
Definitions
- group portrait of regents
Ancestry of “regentenstuk”, step by step
regentenstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch regent
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regent | regent, acting head of state in a monarch's place |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | regent | — |
| 3 | Middle French | regent | regent |
| 4 | Old French | regent | regent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch |
| 5 | Latin | regēns | ruling, governing |
| 6 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |