Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/regulā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgula.

Noun

*regulā f

1. rule

   Synonym: *rihtī

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*regulā
Genitive	*regulōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*regulā	*regulōn
Accusative	*regulōn	*regulōn
Genitive	*regulōn	*regulōnō
Dative	*regulōn	*regulōm, *regulum
Instrumental	*regulōn	*regulōm, *regulum

Descendants

• Old English: regol, regul, reogol, regal
  • Middle English: rail, rayl (reenforced by Old French)
    • English: rail
      • → French: rail
• Old Saxon: *regula
  • Middle Low German: rêgule, regule, rêgul, rêgele, regele, rêgel, regle, reggele
    • German Low German: Regel
    • → Old Norse: regla
      • Danish: regel
      • Icelandic: regla
      • Norwegian: regel
      • Swedish: regel
• Old Dutch: *regula
  • Middle Dutch: regel, regule
    • Dutch: regel
      • Afrikaans: reël, riffel
      • Negerhollands: regel
      • → Sranan Tongo: regel
        • → Caribbean Javanese: rékhel
      • →? West Frisian: regel
• Old High German: regula, regel
  • Middle High German: regele, regile
    • German: Regel
    • Hunsrik: Reghel