Where does “Regalbrett” come from?
Regalbrett (German) comes from German brett, from Middle High German bret, from Old High German bret, from Proto-West Germanic *bred, from Proto-Germanic bredą, from Proto-Germanic bʰredʰóm, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Regalbrett (German): a shelf horizontal board in a rack, e.g. a shelf within an open bookcase
Definitions
- a shelf horizontal board in a rack, e.g. a shelf within an open bookcase
Ancestry of “Regalbrett”, step by step
Regalbrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brett | board, plank |
| 2 | Middle High German | bret | a board, a plank |
| 3 | Old High German | bret | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *bred | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bredą | board, plank, shelf |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bʰredʰóm | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer-dʰ- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German Regal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regal | shelf, shelving, rack, bookcase; a... |
| 2 | Latin | regalia | nominative neuter plural of rēgālis; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | regalis | regal, royal; of or pertaining to a king |
| 4 | Latin | rex | king, ruler; despot, tyrant; king |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |