Where does “publiekrechtelijk” come from?

publiekrechtelijk (Dutch) comes from Dutch publiekrecht, 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.

publiekrechtelijk (Dutch): Of or pertaining to public law

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to public law

Ancestry of “publiekrechtelijk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpubliekrechtpublic law
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz