Where does “rechtsdrehend” come from?
rechtsdrehend (German) comes from German rechts, 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.
rechtsdrehend (German): dextrorotatory
Definitions
- dextrorotatory
Ancestry of “rechtsdrehend”, step by step
rechtsdrehend traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German rechts
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rechts | on the right; to the right; the right-hand side |
| 2 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 3 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 4 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via German drehend
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | drehend | present participle of drehen |
| 2 | German | drehen | to turn, revolve, rotate, roll; to shoot; to veer |
| 3 | Middle High German | dræjen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | drāen | to turn; to twist; turn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | þrāan | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | þrēaną | to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₁- | to rub, turn; to drill, pierce |