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Where does “unrehtaz” come from?

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

unrehtaz (Proto-Germanic): wrong, bad, unjust

Definitions

  1. wrong, bad, unjust

Ancestry of “unrehtaz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “unrehtaz”

  • unright
  • unrightness
  • unrecht
  • onrecht
  • orätt
  • unriht
  • unrighten
  • unright
  • unriȝt
  • unriht
  • unrihthæmed
  • óréttr
  • onrecht
  • unreht
  • unreht
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