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Where does “zelfbeschikkingsrecht” come from?

zelfbeschikkingsrecht (Dutch) comes from German Selbstbestimmungsrecht, from German Recht, from Middle High German reht, from Old High German 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.

zelfbeschikkingsrecht (Dutch): right to self-determination, e.g. with respect to...

Definitions

  1. right to self-determination, e.g. with respect to...

Ancestry of “zelfbeschikkingsrecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSelbstbestimmungsrechtright to self-determination
2GermanRechta right, privilege; a title, claim; the law
3Middle High Germanreht—
4Old High Germanrehtright
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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