Where does “riktighet” come from?
riktighet (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål riktig, from German richtig, from Middle High German rihtec, from Old High German rihtīg, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
riktighet (Norwegian Bokmål): correctness, accuracy
Definitions
- correctness, accuracy
Ancestry of “riktighet”, step by step
riktighet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål riktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | riktig | right; correct; correctly, properly |
| 2 | German | richtig | correct, accurate, right; really |
| 3 | Middle High German | rihtec | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rihtīg | — |
| 5 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |