Where does “ordrett” come from?
ordrett (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk ord, from Old Norse orð, from Proto-Germanic wurdą, from Proto-Indo-European werdʰo-, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.
ordrett (Norwegian Nynorsk): verbatim, word for word, word-for-word attributive, literal translation
Definitions
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Ancestry of “ordrett”, step by step
ordrett traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Nynorsk ord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | ord | a word |
| 2 | Old Norse | orð | word |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurdą | word |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werdʰo- | word |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | werh₁- | to speak, say |
via Norwegian Nynorsk rett
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Nynorsk | rett | right; straight; a right |
| 2 | Old Norse | réttr | right |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |