Where does “Rechtsgewinde” come from?

Rechtsgewinde (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.

Rechtsgewinde (German): right-hand thread

Definitions

  1. right-hand thread

Ancestry of “Rechtsgewinde”, step by step

Rechtsgewinde 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 Gewinde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewindethread
2Germanwindento wind; to twist; to twirl; to squirm; to writhe
3Middle High Germanwinden—
4Old High Germanwintanto wind, to wrap
5Proto-Germanicwindanąto wind, to wrap
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwendʰ-to wind, to turn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →