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Where does “rättshaverist” come from?

rättshaverist (Swedish) comes from German rechthaberisch, from German Rechthaber, from German Recht haben, from German recht, from Middle High German reht, from Old High German reht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rättshaverist (Swedish): an obnoxious person who insists on being right ,...

Definitions

  1. an obnoxious person who insists on being right ,...

Ancestry of “rättshaverist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanrechthaberischOf a person, tending to consider himself right...
2GermanRechthaber—
3GermanRecht haben—
4Germanrechtright; proper, correct; true, real
5Middle High Germanreht—
6Old High Germanrehtright
7Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
8Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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