Where does “regeringszetel” come from?
regeringszetel (Dutch) comes from Dutch regering, 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.
regeringszetel (Dutch): seat of government
Definitions
- seat of government
Ancestry of “regeringszetel”, step by step
regeringszetel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch regering
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | regering | The act of governing, ruling a state or similar... |
| 2 | Dutch | regeren | to rule, reign, govern; to control, to conduct,... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | regeren | — |
| 4 | Latin | regō | to rule, govern, direct |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |