Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: → · Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation. · Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below. · Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
From Middle English reȝt, right, righte, riht, riȝt, riȝte, ryght, ryȝt, from Old English reht, reoht, rieht, riht, ryht (“right,” also the word for “straight” and “direct”), from Proto-West Germanic *reht, from Proto-Germanic *rehtaz (“right, straight; just, morally upright”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (“right, straightened”), from *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten; to righten”). The Germanic adjective which has been used also as a noun since the common Germanic period. Cognates Cognate with Scots richt (“right”), Yola reights, rights (“rights”), North Frisian recht, rocht, rucht (“right”), Saterland Frisian gjucht (“right”), West Frisian rjocht (“straight”), Central Franconian rääch (“right”), Dutch recht (“straight”), German recht, Recht (“right”), Limburgish réët (“right”), Luxembourgish Recht, riets (“right”), riicht (“straight”), Yiddish רעכט (rekht, “right”), Danish ret (“right”), Faroese rættur (“right”), Icelandic réttur (“right”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk rett (“right”), Swedish rät (“straight”), rätt (“right”), Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts, “straight; correct”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Breton reiñ (“to give”), Cornish ri (“to give; to grant; to present”), Irish reachd, reacht (“law, statute; authority; dispensation”), Scottish Gaelic reachd (“law, right; command, power”), Welsh rhoddi, rhoi (“to give; to put”), Latin rēctus (“led straight along; correct, right; just, lawful”), Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out; longed for”), Latvian redzēt (“to see”), Lithuanian regėti (“to see, view”), Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎 (ər^əzu, “straight”), Baluchi راست (rást, “right”), Central Kurdish ڕاست (rast, “right; straight”), Northern Kurdish rast (“straight; right; true; erect; direct”), Ossetian раст (rast, “honest, true; correct; exact; straight; fair; direct”), Persian راس (rās / râs), راست (râst, “straight; direct; true; erect”), Zazaki raşt (“right; straight”), Sanskrit ऋजु (ṛju, “straight; honest, sincere”).
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- Root classification mention*h₃reǵ-ine-pro
- Inherited-form mentionreȝtenm
- Inherited-form mentionrehtang
- Inherited-form mention*rehtgmw-pro
- Inherited-form mention*rehtazgem-pro · right, straight; just, morally upright
- Inherited-form mention*h₃reǵtósine-pro · right, straightened
- Cognate mentionrichtsco · right
- Cognate mentionreightsyol
- Cognate mentionrechtfrr
- Cognate mentiongjuchtstq · right
- Cognate mentionrjochtfy · straight
- Cognate mentionräächgmw-cfr · right
- Cognate mentionrechtnl · straight
- Cognate mentionrechtde
- Cognate mentionréëtli · right
- Cognate mentionRechtlb
- Cognate mentionרעכטyi · right
- Cognate mentionretda · right
- Cognate mentionrætturfo · right
- Cognate mentionrétturis · right
- Cognate mentionrätsv · straight
- Cognate mention𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃got · straight; correct
- Cognate mentionreiñbr · to give
- Cognate mentionrikw · to give; to grant; to present
- Cognate mentionreachdga
- Cognate mentionreachdgd · law, right; command, power
- Cognate mentionrhoddicy
- Cognate mentionrēctusla · led straight along; correct, right; just, lawful
- Cognate mentionὀρεκτόςgrc · stretched out; longed for
- Cognate mentionredzētlv · to see
- Cognate mentionregėtilt · to see, view
- Cognate mention𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎ae · straight
- Cognate mentionراستbal · right
- Cognate mentionڕاستckb · right; straight
- Cognate mentionrastkmr · straight; right; true; erect; direct
- Cognate mentionрастos · honest, true; correct; exact; straight; fair; direct
- Cognate mentionراسfa
- Cognate mentionraştzza · right; straight
- Cognate mentionऋजुsa · straight; honest, sincere
This page abbreviates 11 auxiliary source items. The etymology narrative is not shortened. Omission counts are available in the audit fields below; consult the original for complete auxiliary material.
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"expansion": "Scots richt (“right”)"
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"t": "right"
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"expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk rett (“right”)"
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"2": "rät",
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"expansion": "Swedish rät (“straight”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "got",
"2": "𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃",
"t": "straight; correct"
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"expansion": "Gothic 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts, “straight; correct”)"
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{
"name": "cog",
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"1": "br",
"2": "reiñ",
"t": "to give"
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"expansion": "Breton reiñ (“to give”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "kw",
"2": "ri",
"t": "to give; to grant; to present"
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"expansion": "Cornish ri (“to give; to grant; to present”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "ga",
"2": "reachd"
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"expansion": "Irish reachd"
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"name": "cog",
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"t": "law, right; command, power"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "la",
"2": "rēctus",
"t": "led straight along; correct, right; just, lawful"
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"expansion": "Latin rēctus (“led straight along; correct, right; just, lawful”)"
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "grc",
"2": "ὀρεκτός",
"t": "stretched out; longed for"
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"expansion": "Ancient Greek ὀρεκτός (orektós, “stretched out; longed for”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "lv",
"2": "redzēt",
"t": "to see"
},
"expansion": "Latvian redzēt (“to see”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "lt",
"2": "regėti",
"t": "to see, view"
},
"expansion": "Lithuanian regėti (“to see, view”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "ae",
"2": "𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎",
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"expansion": "Avestan 𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬎 (ər^əzu, “straight”)"
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"name": "cog",
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"1": "bal",
"2": "راست",
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"t": "right"
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "ckb",
"2": "ڕاست",
"t": "right; straight"
},
"expansion": "Central Kurdish ڕاست (rast, “right; straight”)"
},
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "kmr",
"2": "rast",
"t": "straight; right; true; erect; direct"
},
"expansion": "Northern Kurdish rast (“straight; right; true; erect; direct”)"
},
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "os",
"2": "раст",
"t": "honest, true; correct; exact; straight; fair; direct"
},
"expansion": "Ossetian раст (rast, “honest, true; correct; exact; straight; fair; direct”)"
},
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "fa",
"2": "راس",
"tr": "rās / râs"
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"expansion": "Persian راس (rās / râs)"
},
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"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "zza",
"2": "raşt",
"t": "right; straight"
},
"expansion": "Zazaki raşt (“right; straight”)"
},
{
"name": "cog",
"args": {
"1": "sa",
"2": "ऋजु",
"t": "straight; honest, sincere"
},
"expansion": "Sanskrit ऋजु (ṛju, “straight; honest, sincere”)"
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"ryȝt",
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"reht",
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"riht",
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"ryht",
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"Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/reht"
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"Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rehtaz"
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"Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃reǵtós"
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"réët",
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"riicht",
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"réttur",
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"rēctus",
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"ὀρεκτός",
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"راست",
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"ڕاست",
"ڕاست#Central_Kurdish"
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"раст",
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"راس",
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],
[
"راست",
"راست#Persian"
],
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"raşt",
"raşt#Zazaki"
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"ऋजु",
"ऋजु#Sanskrit"
]
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"Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north, the side on which the heart is not located in most humans. This arrow points to the reader's right: →",
"Clockwise, particularly when describing a change in direction or orientation.",
"Complying with justice, correctness, or reason; correct, just, true. See also the interjection senses below.",
"Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose."
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