Where does “Gewohnheitsrecht” come from?

Gewohnheitsrecht (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.

Gewohnheitsrecht (German): customary right

Definitions

  1. customary right

Ancestry of “Gewohnheitsrecht”, step by step

Gewohnheitsrecht 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 gewohnheit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewohnheithabit
2Middle High Germangewonheit—

Words derived from “Gewohnheitsrecht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →