Where does “Rechtsbeugung” come from?
Rechtsbeugung (German) comes from German Beugung, from German beugen, from Middle High German böugen, from Old High German bougen, from Proto-Germanic baugijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Rechtsbeugung (German): the crime of knowingly misapplying the law such that a legal decision is deliberately taken in a way that legislation does not prescribe; this crime can be committed only by judges, prosecutors, and related officials in judicature
Definitions
- the crime of knowingly misapplying the law such that a legal decision is deliberately taken in a way that legislation does not prescribe; this crime can be committed only by judges, prosecutors, and related officials in judicature
Ancestry of “Rechtsbeugung”, step by step
Rechtsbeugung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beugung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beugung | flexion |
| 2 | German | beugen | to bend something, to bow something; to bend; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | böugen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bougen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | baugijaną | to bend, bow |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German recht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 2 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 3 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |