Where does “moderiktig” come from?
moderiktig (Swedish) comes from Swedish riktig, from German richtig, from Middle High German rihtec, from Old High German rihtīg, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
moderiktig (Swedish): fashionable, trendy (in accordance with (the latest) fashion)
Definitions
- fashionable, trendy (in accordance with (the latest) fashion)
Ancestry of “moderiktig”, step by step
moderiktig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish riktig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | riktig | right, correct, proper; real; true; not... |
| 2 | German | richtig | correct, accurate, right; really |
| 3 | Middle High German | rihtec | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rihtīg | — |
| 5 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |