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