Where does “røyl” come from?

røyl (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from English royal, from Middle English royal, from Old French roial, from Latin rēgālis, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

røyl (Norwegian Bokmål): a royal (sail)

Definitions

  1. a royal (sail)

Ancestry of “røyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishroyalOf or relating to a monarch or their family;...
2Middle Englishroyalroyal, of a king; kinglike, reminiscent of a...
3Old Frenchroialroyal
4Latinrēgālisregal, royal
5Latinrēxking, ruler
6Proto-Italicrēksking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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