Where does “ongerecht” come from?

ongerecht (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish gerecht, from Middle High German gereht, from Old High German gireht, from Proto-Germanic garehtaz — just, fair.

ongerecht (Luxembourgish): unjust, unfair; unjustly, unfairly

Definitions

  1. unjust, unfair; unjustly, unfairly

Ancestry of “ongerecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Luxembourgishgerechtjust, fair; justly, fairly
2Middle High Germangereht—
3Old High Germangireht—
4Proto-Germanicgarehtazjust, fair
Every word from Proto-Germanic garehtaz →Every word from Old High German gireht →Every word from Middle High German gereht →