Where does “Schnellgericht” come from?

Schnellgericht (German) comes from German Gericht, 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 — he, she.

Schnellgericht (German): expedited court: a court that handles expedited proceedings

Definitions

  1. expedited court: a court that handles expedited proceedings

Ancestry of “Schnellgericht”, step by step

Schnellgericht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gericht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGerichtcourt; judgement; dish
2Germanrichtento direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put...
3Middle High Germanrichten
4Old High Germanrihten
5Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
6Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via German schnell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschnellquick, fast; quickly; again; quick
2Middle High Germansnel
3Old High Germansnelnimble, brave, quick, lively; warlike, lively,...
4Proto-West Germanic*snël
5Proto-Germanicsnellazactive, bold, quick
6Proto-Indo-Europeansnedʰlos
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