myEtymology.com: French etymology of rail

Etymology of the French word rail

the French word rail

derived from the English word rail

derived from the Old French word raille

derived from the Old French word reille

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 ratelen, Dutch waterral, English rail, English rattle, French râle, French dérailer, German Ralle, German rasseln, Swedish rall