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Old Norse
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, whence also Old English riht, Old High German reht. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.
Adjective
réttr
- right
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Proto-Germanic *rehtuz,[1][2] related to Etymology 1.
Noun
réttr m
- law
- right
Descendants
References
- ^ Hellquist, Elof. 1922. Svensk etymologisk ordbok.
- ^ Fick, Falk and Torp. 1909. Wortschatz der Germanischen Spracheinheit