Where does “recht” come from?

recht (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “recht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonrehtright
2Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “recht”

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