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