Where does “sivilrett” come from?

sivilrett (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.

sivilrett (Norwegian Bokmål): civil law

Definitions

  1. civil law

Ancestry of “sivilrett”, step by step

sivilrett 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 sivil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsivilcivil; civilian
2Latincīvīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →