Where does “regla” come from?
regla (Swedish) comes from Swedish regel, 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...
regla (Swedish): to bolt, lock, to close with a latch
Definitions
- to bolt, lock, to close with a latch
Ancestry of “regla”, step by step
regla traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish regel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | regel | rule, regulation; a bar used to lock or bolt a... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rēgel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | 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... |
via Swedish a
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | a | from |
| 2 | Swedish | avlopp | a drain; sewage |
| 3 | Swedish | lopp | a race (running competition or (in an extended sense) other speed competition, like in English) |
| 4 | Swedish | löpa | to run along, stretch; to run, to move quickly... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | løpa | to run |
| 6 | Old Norse | hlaupa | to leap, jump, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hlaupaną | to jump forward, to leap |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | klaup- | — |