Where does “Spannungsregler” come from?
Spannungsregler (German) comes from German Regler, from German regeln, from German rēgel, from Middle High German regel, from Old High German regula, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Spannungsregler (German): voltage regulator, voltage controller
Definitions
- voltage regulator, voltage controller
Ancestry of “Spannungsregler”, step by step
Spannungsregler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Regler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Regler | — |
| 2 | German | regeln | to regulate; to control |
| 3 | German | rēgel | rule |
| 4 | Middle High German | regel | — |
| 5 | Old High German | regula | — |
| 6 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 7 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |