Where does “riichten” come from?
riichten (Luxembourgish) comes from Luxembourgish Noriicht, from Luxembourgish no, from Middle High German nāh, from Old High German nāh, from Proto-Germanic nēhwiz, from Proto-Germanic nēhw, from Proto-Germanic nēhwaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂nḗḱwos — to reach, to attain.
riichten (Luxembourgish): to direct; to judge; to straighten, to right
Definitions
- to direct; to judge; to straighten, to right
Ancestry of “riichten”, step by step
riichten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Luxembourgish Noriicht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourgish | Noriicht | item of news |
| 2 | Luxembourgish | no | after; according to; to, towards |
| 3 | Middle High German | nāh | — |
| 4 | Old High German | nāh | near, close; close, near |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwiz | closer, nearer |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | nēhw | near, close |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | nēhwaz | near, close |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂nḗḱwos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
via Old High German rihten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |