Where does “rehete” come from?

rehete (Middle English) comes from Middle English re, from Italian re, from Latin rēx, from Proto-Italic rēks, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rehete (Middle English): to cheer up, revive, cherish

Definitions

  1. to cheer up, revive, cherish

Ancestry of “rehete”, step by step

rehete traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English re

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishre—
2Italianreking, male monarch; king; king, magnate
3Latinrēxking, ruler
4Proto-Italicrēksking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Middle English hete

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishheteHeat; thermal energy and a medieval element
2Old Englishhetehatred, malice
3Proto-West Germanichatihate
4Proto-Germanichatazhate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeh₂d-hatred, angriness; strong emotion
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Italic rēks →