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Where does “rhaith” come from?

rhaith (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh reyth, from Proto-Brythonic rreiθ, from Proto-Celtic rextus, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-tus.

rhaith (Welsh): a right, a legal or moral entitlement; a...

Definitions

  1. a right, a legal or moral entitlement; a...

Ancestry of “rhaith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshreyth—
2Proto-Brythonicrreiθrule, law
3Proto-Celticrextusrule, law; fury, anger
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-tus—
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