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Where does “reacht” come from?

reacht (Irish) comes from Old Irish recht, from Proto-Celtic rextus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-tus.

reacht (Irish): law

Definitions

  1. law

Ancestry of “reacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrechtlaw; lawfulness, right; paroxysm, outburst
2Proto-Celticrextusrule, law; fury, anger
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-tus—

Words derived from “reacht”

  • míbhunreachtúil
  • reachtóir
  • reachtóireacht
  • bunreachtúlacht
  • reachtúil
  • bunreacht
  • bunreachtúil
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