Where does “regeren” come from?

regeren (Middle Dutch) comes from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “regeren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinregōto rule, govern, direct
2Proto-Italicregō—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “regeren”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic regō →
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