Where does “unregelmäßig” come from?
unregelmäßig (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European -trom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
unregelmäßig (German): infrequent; unsteady; irregular
Definitions
- infrequent; unsteady; irregular
Ancestry of “unregelmäßig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | regelmäßig | regular; according to the rule; expected; not... |
| 2 | German | rēgel | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | regel | — |
| 4 | Old High German | regula | — |
| 5 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |