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Where does “recht” come from?

recht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic rextus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-tus.

recht (Old Irish): law; lawfulness, right; paroxysm, outburst

Definitions

  1. law; lawfulness, right; paroxysm, outburst

Ancestry of “recht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrextusrule, law; fury, anger
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-tus—

Words derived from “recht”

  • reachtaíocht
  • reachtaigh
  • reachtóir
  • reachtóireacht
  • rechtmar
  • rechtaigid
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