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Where does “rettferdig” come from?

rettferdig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse réttferðugr, from Middle Dutch rechtverdich.

rettferdig (Norwegian Bokmål): fair, just; righteous

Definitions

  1. fair, just; righteous

Ancestry of “rettferdig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseréttferðugr—
2Middle Dutchrechtverdich—

Words derived from “rettferdig”

  • rettferdighet
  • urettferdig
  • urettferdighet
Every word from Middle Dutch rechtverdich →