Where does “reelinki” come from?
reelinki (Finnish) comes from Swedish reling, from Low German Reling, from Middle Low German rēgel, from Old Saxon rigil, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
reelinki (Finnish): gunwale
Definitions
- gunwale
Ancestry of “reelinki”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | reling | rail, gunwale |
| 2 | Low German | Reling | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | rēgel | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | rigil | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |