Where does “Rechtssprichwort” come from?
Rechtssprichwort (German) comes from German Sprichwort, from German wôrt, from Middle High German wort, from Old High German wort, from Proto-West Germanic word, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
Rechtssprichwort (German): legal proverb, brocard
Definitions
- legal proverb, brocard
Ancestry of “Rechtssprichwort”, step by step
Rechtssprichwort traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Sprichwort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Sprichwort | saying, proverb, adage, maxim |
| 2 | German | wôrt | plural word as an isolated unit |
| 3 | Middle High German | wort | word; verb |
| 4 | Old High German | wort | word; verb |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | word | word |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
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 |