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): A person who commits rättshaveri; an obnoxious person who insists on being right, a dogmatist
Definitions
- A person who commits rättshaveri; an obnoxious person who insists on being right, a dogmatist
Ancestry of “rättshaverist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rechthaberisch | Of a person, tending to consider himself right... |
| 2 | German | Rechthaber | — |
| 3 | German | Recht haben | to be (in the) right |
| 4 | German | recht | right; proper, correct; true, real |
| 5 | Middle High German | reht | — |
| 6 | Old High German | reht | right |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |