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Where does “regel” come from?

regel (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German rēgel, from Old Saxon 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...

regel (Swedish): rule, regulation; a bar used to lock or bolt a...

Definitions

  1. rule, regulation; a bar used to lock or bolt a...

Ancestry of “regel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanrēgel—
2Old Saxonrigil—
3Latinrēgula—
4Latin-ularegō + API → rēgula; tegō + API → tēgula;...
5Proto-Indo-European-tlomAlternative form of *-trom
6Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
7Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Words derived from “regel”

  • reglera
  • tumregel
  • oregelbunden
  • regelbunden
  • regla
  • skrivregel
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