Where does “epärehellisesti” come from?
epärehellisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish epärehellinen, from Finnish rehellinen, from Finnish rehti, from Middle Low German recht, from Old Saxon reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
epärehellisesti (Finnish): dishonestly
Ancestry of “epärehellisesti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | epärehellinen | dishonest |
| 2 | Finnish | rehellinen | honest |
| 3 | Finnish | rehti | honest |
| 4 | Middle Low German | recht | — |
| 5 | Old Saxon | reht | right |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |