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
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Ancestry of “Sorgerecht”, step by step
Sorgerecht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German sorge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | sorge | inflection of sorgen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | sorge | sorrow; worry; care |
| 3 | Old High German | sorga | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | sorgu | worry, sorrow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | surgō | worry, care, sorrow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swergʰ- | to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,... |