Where does “regentessenstuk” come from?

regentessenstuk (Dutch) comes from Dutch regentes, 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 — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

regentessenstuk (Dutch): group portrait of regentesses

Definitions

  1. group portrait of regentesses

Ancestry of “regentessenstuk”, step by step

regentessenstuk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch regentes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchregentesregentess; female member of patrician and...
2Dutchregentregent, acting head of state in a monarch's place
3Middle Dutchregent
4Middle Frenchregentregent
5Old Frenchregentregent one who reigns in the absence of a monarch
6Latinregēnsruling, governing
7Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
8Proto-Italicregō
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Dutch stuk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchstukA piece, part, share; A theatrical piece, play,...
2Middle Dutchstucke
3Old Dutchstukki
4Proto-West Germanicstukkīpiece
5Proto-Germanicstukkijąstump; piece
6Proto-Indo-European(s)tewg-to push, to hit
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵetiEvery word from Proto-Italic regō
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