Where does “regeren” come from?

regeren (Dutch) comes 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.

regeren (Dutch): to rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,...

Definitions

  1. to rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,...

Ancestry of “regeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchregeren—
2Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
3Proto-Italicregō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regeren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →