recht

Middle Dutch

adj
Definitions
  • straight, not bent
  • upright
  • right, exact
  • righteous
  • lawful, rightful
  • true

Etymology

Inherited from Old Dutch reht inherited from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (right, straight, direct) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (right, straightened, having moved in a straight line).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵtós

Gloss

right, straightened, having moved in a straight line

Concept
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Ontological Category

Property

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