Where does “onrecht” come from?

onrecht (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch unreht, from Proto-Germanic unrehtaz, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “onrecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchunrehtunjust, unfair
2Proto-Germanicunrehtazwrong, bad, unjust
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “onrecht”

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