Where does “riuht” come from?

riuht (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “riuht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
2Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “riuht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →