Reconstructed *rēg-en- is an n-stem formation on lengthened-grade *rēg-.
CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD
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*rēg-en-
king formation
OPEN NODE 793 ↗DESCENDS FROM→
PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European lengthened grade · king lengthened grade*rēg-
king or ruler formation
OPEN NODE 758 ↗01
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The suffix forms a king noun inside the ruler branch.
Comparative morphology rather than a dated word-formation event.
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CITATION REGISTER
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Indo-European Root reg-reg-, lengthened-grade *rēg- and suffixed *rēg-en-
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the n-stem derivation.
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