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Where does “rihten” come from?

rihten (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic rihtijan, from Proto-Germanic rihtijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “rihten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrihtijanto straighten to set straight; to align, to...
2Proto-Germanicrihtijanąto straighten, to set straight; to align, to...
3Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “rihten”

  • nachrichtlich
  • Nachricht
  • ausrichten
  • benachrichtigen
  • richte
  • anrichten
  • Ausrichtung
  • Nachrichtenagentur
  • Richtlinie
  • Errichtung
  • errichten
  • Nachrichten
  • Nachrichtensprecher
  • Vorrichtung
  • Gegenrichtung
  • hinrichten
  • nachrichtenorientiert
  • verrichten
  • richten
  • richtungsabhängig
  • Richtung
  • henrettelse
  • henrette
  • Noriicht
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