Where does “rechtstotal” come from?
rechtstotal (German) comes from German total, from French total, from Middle French total, from Old French total, from Medieval Latin totalis, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti — this; that.
rechtstotal (German): right total
Definitions
- right total
Ancestry of “rechtstotal”, step by step
rechtstotal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German total
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | total | total, absolute, complete, utter not used in the sense of “entire” |
| 2 | French | total | total; perfect |
| 3 | Middle French | total | — |
| 4 | Old French | total | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | totalis | total |
| 6 | Latin | tōtus | whole, all, entire, total, complete, every part |
| 7 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | so many |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
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 |