Where does “oikeushyvä” come from?

oikeushyvä (Finnish) comes from German Rechtsgut, from German Gut, from Middle High German guot, from Old High German guot, from Proto-West Germanic gōd, from Proto-Germanic gudą, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

oikeushyvä (Finnish): legal interest, legally protected interest a very general term in Finnish law, denoting any legally protected interest, any interest or "good" in the legal protection of which the state has a legitimate interest

Definitions

  1. legal interest, legally protected interest a very general term in Finnish law, denoting any legally protected interest, any interest or "good" in the legal protection of which the state has a legitimate interest

Ancestry of “oikeushyvä”, step by step

oikeushyvä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Rechtsgut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRechtsgutlegal interest; legal good
2GermanGutcommodity, property, possession, good; a large...
3Middle High Germanguotgood
4Old High Germanguotgood
5Proto-West Germanicgōdgood
6Proto-Germanicgudąinvoked one; god, deity
7Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
9Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

via Finnish oikeus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoikeusright; law; justice, law
2Finnishoikearight; right, correct; appropriate, proper,...
3Proto-Finnicoikedastraight; right, correct
4Proto-Finno-Permicwojketa

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstisEvery word from Proto-Germanic gastiz