Where does “Sorgerecht” come from?

Sorgerecht (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.

Sorgerecht (German): custody

Definitions

  1. custody

Ancestry of “Sorgerecht”, step by step

Sorgerecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German recht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
2Middle High Germanreht
3Old High Germanrehtright
4Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
5Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German sorge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germansorgeinflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germansorgesorrow; worry; care
3Old High Germansorga
4Proto-West Germanicsorguworry, sorrow
5Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

Words derived from “Sorgerecht

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtósEvery word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz
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