Where does “reachtaigh” come from?

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

reachtaigh (Irish): legislate; enact, decree

Definitions

  1. legislate; enact, decree

Ancestry of “reachtaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrechtaigidto legislate
2Old Irishrechtlaw; lawfulness, right; paroxysm, outburst
3Proto-Celticrextusrule, law; fury, anger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-tus—

Words derived from “reachtaigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic rextus →Every word from Old Irish recht →
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