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Where does “rette” come from?

rette (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse rétta, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

rette (Norwegian Bokmål): definite singular of rett; plural of rett; to...

Definitions

  1. definite singular of rett; plural of rett; to...

Ancestry of “rette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseréttato make straight, straighten; to stretch out,...
2Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rette”

  • retningslinje
  • rettet
  • rettergang
  • retter
  • gjenopprette
  • opprette
  • retning
  • vindretning
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