Where does “Rechtschreibung” come from?
Rechtschreibung (German) comes from German Schreibung, from German schreiben, from Middle High German schrīben, from Old High German scrīban, from Proto-West Germanic skrīban, from Proto-Germanic skrībaną, from Latin scrībō, from Proto-Italic skreiβō — to write.
Rechtschreibung (German): orthography
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Ancestry of “Rechtschreibung”, step by step
Rechtschreibung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Schreibung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Schreibung | writing, printing; spelling |
| 2 | German | schreiben | to write, write out; to spell, spell out; to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schrīben | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scrīban | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | skrīban | to write |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skrībaną | to write |
| 7 | Latin | scrībō | to write |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | skreiβō | to carve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | skreybʰ- | to write |
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 |