Where does “regeringsform” come from?
regeringsform (Swedish) comes from Swedish regering, from Swedish regera, from Latin regō, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
regeringsform (Swedish): form of government; instrument of government
Definitions
- form of government; instrument of government
Ancestry of “regeringsform”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | regering | government; the executive body of a country's... |
| 2 | Swedish | regera | to rule, to be in government |
| 3 | Latin | regō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | regō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃réǵeti | to be straightening, to be setting upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |