Where does “Rechtsprechung” come from?
Rechtsprechung (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.
Rechtsprechung (German): case law
Definitions
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Ancestry of “Rechtsprechung”, step by step
Rechtsprechung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German sprechen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sprechen | to speak; to speak, to talk, to give a speech; to... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sprechen | to speak |
| 3 | Old High German | sprehhan | to speak |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *sprekan | to speak |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | sprekaną | to speak, to make a noise |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | spreg- | to make a sound, speak; to make a sound, utter,... |