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Where does “regla” come from?

regla (Icelandic) comes 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...

regla (Icelandic): rule; order

Definitions

  1. rule; order

Ancestry of “regla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinrēgula—
2Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
3Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
4Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
5Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “regla”

  • lögregla
  • lögregluþjónn
  • reglugerð
  • lögreglukona
  • lögreglumaður
  • þumalputtaregla
  • óreglulegur
  • reglulegur
  • lögga
  • lögreglustjóri
  • lögreglustöð
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr →