Where does “uregelmessig” come from?
uregelmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk regelmessig, 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 — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
uregelmessig (Norwegian Nynorsk): irregular
Ancestry of “uregelmessig”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | regelmessig | regular; regularly |
| 2 | Danish | regelmæssig | — |
| 3 | German | regelmäßig | regular; according to the rule; expected; not... |
| 4 | German | rēgel | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | regel | — |
| 6 | Old High German | regula | — |
| 7 | Latin | rēgula | — |
| 8 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |