Where does “rechtsufrig” come from?
rechtsufrig (German) comes from German Ufer, from Middle High German uover, from Middle Low German over, from Old Saxon ōvar, from Old English ōfer, from Proto-West Germanic obar, from Proto-Germanic uber, from Proto-Indo-European upér.
rechtsufrig (German): (on the) right bank
Definitions
- (on the) right bank
Ancestry of “rechtsufrig”, step by step
rechtsufrig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ufer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ufer | shore, shoreline; bank |
| 2 | Middle High German | uover | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | over | across, moving through or over something; across,... |
| 4 | Old Saxon | ōvar | over |
| 5 | Old English | ōfer | riverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | obar | over, above |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | uber | over; over, above |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |