Where does “reg-” come from?
reg- (Proto-Balto-Slavic) comes from Proto-Indo-European reǵ- — to bind; straight, direct; straight, right.
Ancestry of “reg-”, step by step
reg- traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European reǵ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | reǵ- | to bind; straight, direct; straight, right |
via Proto-Indo-European reg-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | reg- | to dye; to straighten, direct, make right; to... |
via Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “reg-”