Where does “gerecht” come from?

gerecht (German) comes from Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic garehtaz — just, fair.

gerecht (German): just, fair; past participle of rechen

Definitions

  1. just, fair; past participle of rechen

Ancestry of “gerecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangereht
2Old High Germangireht
3Proto-Germanicgarehtazjust, fair

Words derived from “gerecht

Every word from Proto-Germanic garehtaz