Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rehtą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

Derived from *rehtaz (“right, straight”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrex.tɑ̃/

Noun

*rehtą n

A right, privilege
A legal or moral entitlement

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *rehtą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rehtą	*rehtō
vocative	*rehtą	*rehtō
accusative	*rehtą	*rehtō
genitive	rehtas, rihtis	*rehtǫ̂
dative	*rihtai	*rehtamaz
instrumental	*rehtō	*rehtamiz

Related terms

*rehtuz, *garehtuz
*garihtiją
*rihtijaną
*unrehtaz

Descendants

Old English: reht, riht
- Middle English: riht, right
  - Scots: richt
  - English: right, reet (dialectal)
    - Esperanto: rajto
Old Frisian: riucht, riocht
- East Frisian: riucht
  - Saterland Frisian: gjucht
- West Frisian: rjocht, rjuecht
Old Saxon: reht
- Middle Low German: recht, richt
  - Low German: recht
Old Dutch: reht
- Middle Dutch: recht, regt, richt
  - Dutch: recht
    - Afrikaans: reg
  - Limburgish: rech
Old High German: reht
- Middle High German: rëht
  - German: Recht
  - Luxembourgish: Recht
  - Central Franconian: rääch, räät, räächt, reecht
  - Luxembourgish: riets (< reht); riicht (< *riht, also distinct in other German dialects)
  - Vilamovian: racht
  - Yiddish: רעכט‎ (rekht)

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