Where does “rechtspleging” come from?

rechtspleging (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.

rechtspleging (Dutch): judicial procedure

Definitions

  1. judicial procedure

Ancestry of “rechtspleging”, step by step

rechtspleging 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 pleging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpleging
2Dutchplegento do habitually, customarily; to usually...
3Middle DutchplienAlternative form of plēgen
4Old Dutchplian
5Proto-West Germanicplehanto stand up for; to be responsible for
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-
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