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Where does “domrechts” come from?

domrechts (Dutch) comes from Dutch rechts, from Dutch recht, from Middle Dutch recht, from Old Dutch 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.

domrechts (Dutch): elements of the political right that are...

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Ancestry of “domrechts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchrechtson the right; to the right; right
2Dutchrechtright; straight; a right, privilege
3Middle Dutchrechtstraight, not bent; upright; right, exact
4Old Dutchrehtright
5Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
6Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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