Where does “rìcht” come from?

rìcht (Dutch Low Saxon) comes from Old Saxon reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rìcht (Dutch Low Saxon): right, law; right, entitlement

Definitions

  1. right, law; right, entitlement

Ancestry of “rìcht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrehtright
2Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →