Where does “orätt” come from?

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

orätt (Swedish): wrong, undue; wrongly, unduly

Definitions

  1. wrong, undue; wrongly, unduly

Ancestry of “orätt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseóréttr—
2Proto-Germanicunrehtazwrong, bad, unjust
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →