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
- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | regel | a rule |
| 2 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 3 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |