Where does “häradsrätt” come from?

häradsrätt (Swedish) comes from Swedish rätt, from Middle Low German rât, from Old Saxon rāt, from Proto-West Germanic rād, from Proto-Germanic rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European Hréh₁dʰos, from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

häradsrätt (Swedish): a district court for a härad district of the...

Definitions

  1. a district court for a härad district of the...

Ancestry of “häradsrätt”, step by step

häradsrätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rätt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrättright, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,...
2Middle Low Germanrât
3Old Saxonrāt
4Proto-West Germanicrādadvice, counsel
5Proto-Germanicrēdazadvice, counsel
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHréh₁dʰos
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanHreh₁dʰ-to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂reh₁-to think, reason; to arrange
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Swedish härad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhärada hundred; a court district in the Swedish...
2Old Swedishhæraþ
3Old Norseheraðdistrict; country
4Proto-Germanichīwąmarriage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱeyw-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hreh₁dʰ-
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