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Where does “Strafrechtler” come from?

Strafrechtler (German) comes from German Strafrecht, 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.

Strafrechtler (German): criminal law expert

Definitions

  1. criminal law expert

Ancestry of “Strafrechtler”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanStrafrechtcriminal law
2Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
3Middle High Germanreht—
4Old High Germanrehtright
5Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
6Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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