Where does “høyreregel” come from?

høyreregel (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål regel, 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...

høyreregel (Norwegian Bokmål): the rule that a driver must give way to vehicles coming from the right, especially in junctions where priority is not otherwise regulated by signs or traffic lights

Definitions

  1. the rule that a driver must give way to vehicles coming from the right, especially in junctions where priority is not otherwise regulated by signs or traffic lights

Ancestry of “høyreregel”, step by step

høyreregel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål regel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålregela rule
2Latinrēgularule, bar
3Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
4Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
5Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
6Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

via Norwegian Bokmål høyre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhøyreright; the right
2Danishhøjreright
3Old Danishhøghræ
4Old Norsehǿgri
5Proto-Germanichōgizskilled
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tḗrEvery word from Latin -ulaEvery word from Latin rēgula