Where does “stedsrjocht” come from?
stedsrjocht (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian rjocht, from Old Frisian riuht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
stedsrjocht (West Frisian): city right
Definitions
- city right
Ancestry of “stedsrjocht”, step by step
stedsrjocht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via West Frisian rjocht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Frisian | rjocht | straight, with a constant direction, line or... |
| 2 | Old Frisian | riuht | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |