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Where does “rettet” come from?

rettet (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.

rettet (Norwegian Bokmål): inflection of rette: ## simple past ## past...

Definitions

  1. inflection of rette: ## simple past ## past...

Ancestry of “rettet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrettedefinite singular of rett; plural of rett; to...
2Old Norseréttato make straight, straighten; to stretch out,...
3Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
4Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
5Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
7Chichewaiyehe, she
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