Where does “Erbrecht” come from?

Erbrecht (German) comes 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.

Erbrecht (German): inheritance law; right to inherit

Definitions

  1. inheritance law; right to inherit

Ancestry of “Erbrecht”, step by step

Erbrecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
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 German erbe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanerbeinflection of erben: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanerbeheritage
3Old High Germanerbiheritage
4Proto-West Germanicarbīinheritance
5Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-