Where does “riicht” come from?
riicht (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German riht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
riicht (Luxembourgish): straight; straight, in a straight line
Definitions
- straight; straight, in a straight line
Ancestry of “riicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | riht | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
Words derived from “riicht”