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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanreǵ-to bind; straight, direct; straight, right

Words derived from “reg-”

  • regt
  • redzēt
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