myEtymology.com: French etymology of règle

Etymology of the French word règle

the French word règle

derived from the Classical Latin word regula (ruler, straight edge; basic principle)

using the Proto-Indo-European prefix reg- (to move in a straight line)

Dutch regel, English rule, German Regel, Icelandic regla, Italian regola, Latin regula, Polish reguła, Portuguese regra, Provençal regla, Spanish regla, Swedish regel, Yiddish regl