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Where does “Richtung” come from?

Richtung (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.

Richtung (German): direction; route or way; departure

Definitions

  1. direction; route or way; departure

Ancestry of “Richtung”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
2Middle High Germanrichten—
3Old High Germanrihten—
4Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
5Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “Richtung”

  • Vorrichtung
  • richtungsabhängig
  • Gegenrichtung
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