An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/Riegel

by Friedrich Kluge

Riegel, masculine, ‘rail, bar, bolt,’ from Middle High German rigel, Old High German rigil, masculine, ‘crossbar for fastening’; corresponding to Middle English and English rail, Dutch and Swedish regel, ‘bolt.’ It is scarcely allied to Old High German rîhan, ‘to form in a row.’