Where does “Rechtsgang” come from?

Rechtsgang (German) comes from German rechts, 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.

Rechtsgang (German): the judicially defined process that a case follows

Definitions

  1. the judicially defined process that a case follows

Ancestry of “Rechtsgang”, step by step

Rechtsgang traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rechts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtson the right; to the right; the right-hand side
2Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
3Middle High Germanreht
4Old High Germanrehtright
5Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
6Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German gang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangangobsolete form of geh, second-person imperative...
2EnglishgangTo go; walk; proceed; A number going in company;...
3Middle Englishganggoing
4Old Englishganggoing, walking; path; gait
5Proto-Germanic*gang
6Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-