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Where does “geriht” come from?

geriht (Old English) comes from Old High German girihti, 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 — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

geriht (Old English): that which is right, just, or proper; a right;...

Definitions

  1. that which is right, just, or proper; a right;...

Ancestry of “geriht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangirihti—
2Proto-Germanicgarihtijąjustness, justice, fairness, equity
3Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “geriht”

  • reght
  • riȝte
  • reghte
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