Where does “rettssak” come from?

rettssak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rett, from Norwegian Nynorsk rett, from Old Norse réttr, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rettssak (Norwegian Bokmål): a court case or trial

Definitions

  1. a court case or trial

Ancestry of “rettssak”, step by step

rettssak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål rett

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrettright; straight; a right
2Norwegian Nynorskrettright; straight; a right
3Old Norseréttrright
4Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Norwegian Bokmål sak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsaka legal dispute, litigation; a case; a matter,...
2Old Norsesǫklegal case, action; fault
3Proto-Germanicsakōquarrel; charge, case, lawsuit; thing, matter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂g-to seek out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →