h₂reǵ-

to straighten, to direct, to rule
Widely acceptedlawsociety

regal, reign, right, rule, regulate, rich

Root of Latin rēx "king", regere "to rule", Germanic *rīkijaz "powerful", yielding English regal, regulate, right, rich.

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