Where does “kosningarréttur” come from?

kosningarréttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic réttur, from Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

kosningarréttur (Icelandic): the right to vote, suffrage

Definitions

  1. the right to vote, suffrage

Ancestry of “kosningarréttur”, step by step

kosningarréttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic réttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrétturstraight; right; right, correct
2Old Norseréttrright
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Icelandic kosning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickosningelection
2Old Norsekosningelection
3Old Norsekjósato choose; to desire, wish; to elect
4Proto-Germanickeusanąto test, to try; to choose
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →
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