Where does “retter” come from?
retter (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rette, 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.
retter (Norwegian Bokmål): indefinite plural of rett; present of rette
Definitions
- indefinite plural of rett; present of rette
Ancestry of “retter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | rette | definite singular of rett; plural of rett; to... |
| 2 | Old Norse | rétta | to make straight, straighten; to stretch out,... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rihtijaną | to straighten, to set straight; to align, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |