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Where does “regelmessig” come from?

regelmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Danish regelmæssig, from German regelmäßig, from German rēgel, from Middle High German regel, from Old High German regula, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

regelmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk): regular; regularly

Definitions

  1. regular; regularly

Ancestry of “regelmessig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishregelmæssig—
2Germanregelmäßigregular; according to the rule; expected; not...
3Germanrēgel—
4Middle High Germanregel—
5Old High Germanregula—
6Latinrēgula—
7Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
8Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
9Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
10Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “regelmessig”

  • uregelmessig
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