Where does “ригель” come from?
ригель (Russian) comes from German Riegel, from Middle High German rigel, from Old High German rigil, from Latin rēgula, from Latin -ula, from Proto-Indo-European -tlom, from Proto-Indo-European -trom, from Proto-Indo-European -tḗr — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
ригель (Russian): ри́гель • m inan; longitudinal girder/beam,...
Definitions
- ри́гель • m inan; longitudinal girder/beam,...
Ancestry of “ригель”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Riegel | bolt; latch; short bar |
| 2 | Middle High German | rigel | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rigil | — |
| 4 | Latin | rēgula | rule, bar |
| 5 | Latin | -ula | regō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tlom | Alternative form of *-trom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |