Where does “Unregelmäßigkeit” come from?
Unregelmäßigkeit (German) comes from German unregelmäßig, from German regelmäßig, 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...
Unregelmäßigkeit (German): irregularity, anomaly
Definitions
- irregularity, anomaly
Ancestry of “Unregelmäßigkeit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | unregelmäßig | infrequent; unsteady; irregular |
| 2 | German | regelmäßig | regular; according to the rule; expected; not... |
| 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... |