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NODE / 0732reconstructedProto-Germanic

*rehtaz

TRANSLITERATION *rehtaz

right, just, correct, straight

DATE
Proto-Germanic horizon
SENSE
right just straight adjective
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:5:rehtaz:reconstructed:sense:right-just-straight-adjective

Published Germanic adjective behind Old English riht.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed formation · straight directed formation

*reg-to-

directed straight; right

SOUND
Germanic *rehtaz reflects reconstructed *reg-to- with the expected Germanic consonant history.
MEANING
A straight or directed formation supports correctness and rightness.
CHRONOLOGY
Both stages before Old English are comparative reconstructions.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root reg-supportsreg-, *reg-to- and Germanic *rehtaz section

Publishes the reconstructed relationship.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 720 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Old English · Old English · correct just straight

riht

right, just, correct, straight

SOUND
Old English riht reflects Germanic *rehtaz through regular West Germanic history.
MEANING
The Germanic adjective retains right, just, correct, and straight senses.
CHRONOLOGY
The parent is reconstructed rather than directly attested.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root reg-supportsreg-, *reg-to- to Germanic *rehtaz and Old English riht

Publishes the Germanic formation and Old English reflex.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 719 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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This is the complete downstream closure currently supported by the canonical graph. Every displayed step is a real reviewed edge with its own sound claim, meaning claim, scholar, confidence, and citations.

UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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right3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03continuationestablished
Middle Englishright→Present-Day English · before 12th century–todayrightcorrect, just, proper, straight, or right-side
SOUND
Modern right continues Middle English right through English spelling and sound history.
MEANING
Justice, correctness, suitability, straightness, and direction remain part of a polysemous word.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 717 ↗
Right — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Right — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword definitions and etymology ↗

“Every” means every descendant in the reviewed SET-U graph. It does not convert missing scholarship or missing ingestion into a claim of historical completeness. The coverage ledger remains the honest denominator.

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

That is expected for a reconstructed form: the node is inferred from comparison, not quoted from a surviving occurrence.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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04right*rehtaz · established