Where does “regnen” come from?
regnen (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman regner, from Old French reignier, from Latin regno, from Latin regnum, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regnen (Middle English): to reign; to rule
Definitions
- to reign; to rule
Ancestry of “regnen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | regner | — |
| 2 | Old French | reignier | to reign |
| 3 | Latin | regno | dative masculine singular of rēgnum; ablative... |
| 4 | Latin | regnum | royal power, power, control, kingdom, reign;... |
| 5 | Latin | rēx | king, ruler |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | rēks | king |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |