Where does “Wandregal” come from?

Wandregal (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.

Wandregal (German): wall shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall

Definitions

  1. wall shelf A flat, rigid structure, fixed at right angles to a wall

Ancestry of “Wandregal”, step by step

Wandregal 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 wand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwandfirst/third-person singular preterite of winden
2Middle Dutchgewant
3Old Dutchgiwant
4Old High Germanwentento turn
5Proto-West Germanic*wandijanto turn
6Proto-Germanicwandijanąto turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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