Where does “retssal” come from?
retssal (Danish) comes from German Gerichtssaal, from German Gericht, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
retssal (Danish): courtroom
Ancestry of “retssal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Gerichtssaal | courtroom |
| 2 | German | Gericht | court; judgement; dish |
| 3 | German | richten | to direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put... |
| 4 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |