Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/reht

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 This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.

Adjective

*reht

  2. straight
  3. right, correct
  4. morally upright, just
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *reht
Genitive *rehtas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *reht *rehtu *reht
Accusative *rehtanā *rehtā *reht
Genitive *rehtas *rehteʀā *rehtas
Dative *rehtumē *rehteʀē *rehtumē
Instrumental *rehtu *rehteʀu *rehtu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *rehtē *rehtō *rehtu
Accusative *rehtā *rehtā *rehtu
Genitive *rehteʀō *rehteʀō *rehteʀō
Dative *rehtēm, *rehtum *rehtēm, *rehtum *rehtēm, *rehtum
Instrumental *rehtēm, *rehtum *rehtēm, *rehtum *rehtēm, *rehtum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rehtą.

Noun

*reht n

  2. right, privilege
Inflection
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *reht
Genitive *rehtas
Singular Plural
Nominative *reht *rehtu
Accusative *reht *rehtu
Genitive *rehtas *rehtō
Dative *rehtē *rehtum
Instrumental *rehtu *rehtum
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 337: “PWGmc *reht”
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