Where does “henrettelse” come from?
henrettelse (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål henrette, from German hinrichten, from German richten, from Middle High German richten, from Old High German rihten, from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą — he, she.
henrettelse (Norwegian Bokmål): an execution
Ancestry of “henrettelse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | henrette | to execute |
| 2 | German | hinrichten | to execute |
| 3 | German | richten | to direct, to point; to fix, to rectify, to put... |
| 4 | Middle High German | richten | — |
| 5 | Old High German | rihten | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | rihtijan | to straighten to set straight; to align, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 11 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |