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Where does “drech” come from?

drech (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin drectus, from Latin derectus, from Latin directus, from Latin dirigo, from Latin rego, from Proto-Italic regō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃réǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

drech (Occitan): right; opposite of left; straight; right

Definitions

  1. right; opposite of left; straight; right

Ancestry of “drech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latindrectusstraight; right; law
2Latinderectusdirected, steered, guided, aligned, pointed,...
3Latindirectuslaid straight, arranged in lines, having been...
4LatindirigoI lay straight; arrange in lines; I direct,...
5LatinregoI rule, govern; I guide, steer; I oversee, manage
6Proto-Italicregō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃réǵetito be straightening, to be setting upright
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “drech”

  • endrech
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