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CANONICAL LANGUAGE GRAPH

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NODE / 0733reconstructedProto-Indo-European

*reg-to-

TRANSLITERATION *reg-to-

directed straight; right

DATE
Proto-Indo-European suffixed formation
SENSE
straight directed formation
FAMILY
Indo-European
CANONICAL KEY
node:6:reg-to:reconstructed:sense:straight-directed-formation

Published formation behind Germanic *rehtaz.

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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 DEEPERderivationestablished
Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European centum form · straight direct centum root

*h₃reg-

move in a straight line; direct, lead, rule

SOUND
Reconstructed *reg-to- is a suffixed formation under centum *h₃reg-.
MEANING
The formation specializes the straight-and-direct root as a right or straight adjective.
CHRONOLOGY
Comparative morphology, not one dated coinage event.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root reg-supportsreg-, suffixed *reg-to- section

Analyzes the formation under the root.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 721 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Proto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · right just straight adjective

*rehtaz

right, just, correct, straight

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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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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right4 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 041 EDGE
STEP 04continuationestablished
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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05right*reg-to- · established