Old Norse

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, whence also Old English riht, Old High German reht. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

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réttr

  1. right
Descendants
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  • Icelandic: réttur
  • Faroese: rættur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rett
  • Elfdalian: rett
  • Old Swedish: rǣtter
  • Old Danish: rǣt
  • Gutnish: rettar

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Germanic *rehtuz,[1][2] related to Etymology 1.

Noun

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réttr m

  1. law
  2. right
Descendants
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References

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  1. ^ Hellquist, Elof. 1922. Svensk etymologisk ordbok.
  2. ^ Fick, Falk and Torp. 1909. Wortschatz der Germanischen Spracheinheit
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