Where does “rechtenstudie” come from?

rechtenstudie (Dutch) comes 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.

rechtenstudie (Dutch): law studies

Definitions

  1. law studies

Ancestry of “rechtenstudie”, step by step

rechtenstudie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch recht

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

via Dutch studie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstudiethe activity of studying mental effort to learn or acquire knowledge
2Middle Dutchstudie—
3Old Frenchestudiestudy
4Latinstudiumstudy; eagerness, zeal; desire, fancy
5Proto-Indo-European(s)tewd-to push, to hit
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstew-to praise, laud
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →