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Where does “ġerihte” come from?

ġerihte (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic garihtiją, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ġerihte (Old English): right, due, justice; religious rite, office;...

Definitions

  1. right, due, justice; religious rite, office;...

Ancestry of “ġerihte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicgarihtijąjustness, justice, fairness, equity
2Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ġerihte”

  • eright
  • ȝerihte
  • irihten
  • irihte
  • ȝerihten
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