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

  1. straight; straight, in a straight line

Ancestry of “riicht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanriht—
2Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “riicht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →