Where does “Lagerregal” come from?

Lagerregal (German) comes from German Regal, from Latin regalia, from Latin regalis, from Latin rex, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Lagerregal (German): storage rack

Definitions

  1. storage rack

Ancestry of “Lagerregal”, step by step

Lagerregal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Regal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRegalshelf, shelving, rack, bookcase; a...
2Latinregalianominative neuter plural of rēgālis; accusative...
3Latinregalisregal, royal; of or pertaining to a king
4Latinrexking, ruler; despot, tyrant; king
5Proto-Italicrēksking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German lager

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlagerfirst-person singular present of lagern; singular...
2Middle High Germanleger
3Old High Germanlegar
4Old Norselegr
5Proto-Germaniclegrąa lying, a place where one lies; camp
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlegʰ-to lie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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