Where does “rehtaz” come from?

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

rehtaz (Proto-Germanic): right, straight; morally upright, just

Definitions

  1. right, straight; morally upright, just

Ancestry of “rehtaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rehtaz”

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