Where does “kaarsrecht” come from?
kaarsrecht (Dutch) comes from Dutch kaars, from Middle Dutch kerse, from Old Dutch kirsa, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον, from Ancient Greek κερασός — pear-tree.
kaarsrecht (Dutch): dead straight, perfectly straight
Definitions
- dead straight, perfectly straight
Ancestry of “kaarsrecht”, step by step
kaarsrecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kaars
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kaars | candle |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kerse | candle; cherry; cress, garden cress |
| 3 | Old Dutch | kirsa | cherry |
| 4 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 5 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 6 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 9 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Dutch recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | recht | right; straight; a right, privilege |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | recht | straight, not bent; upright; right, exact |
| 3 | Old Dutch | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |