Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rehtą

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from *rehtaz (right, straight). Compare Proto-Celtic *rextus (rule, law), which may have influenced this word.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*rehtą n

  1. right, privilege
  2. legal or moral entitlement

Inflection[edit]

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

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