Where does “hovrätt” come from?
hovrätt (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.
hovrätt (Swedish): a court of appeal
Definitions
- a court of appeal
Ancestry of “hovrätt”, step by step
hovrätt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish rätt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | rätt | right, correct; rightly, correctly; rather,... |
| 2 | Middle Low German | rât | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | rāt | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rād | advice, counsel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rēdaz | advice, counsel |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | Hréh₁dʰos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreh₁dʰ- | to think; to arrange; to succeed, accomplish |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |
via Swedish hov
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hov | hoof; court; the people surrounding a ruler, such... |
| 2 | Swedish | mån | degree, quality, margin; desirous, eager;... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | man | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | Mǫn | Isle of Man |
| 5 | Old Irish | Mana | Man, Anglesey |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | moniyos | mountain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |