Where does “Richtblock” come from?
Richtblock (German) comes from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Richtblock (German): a block on which body parts, especially the head, are chopped off as part of (judicial) punishment
Definitions
- a block on which body parts, especially the head, are chopped off as part of (judicial) punishment
Ancestry of “Richtblock”, step by step
Richtblock traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German richten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | richten | to direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put... |
| 2 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |