Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/h₃reǵtós

This entry contains Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words 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-Indo-European

Etymology

From *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten”) +‎ *-tós (“verbal adjective suffix”). Adjectives with this suffix normally have a zero-grade root, showing that this is a late PIE or post-PIE innovation.

Adjective

*h₃reǵtós

1. straightened, right, upright

Declension

Declension of *h₃reǵtós

	Masculine			Feminine			Neuter
	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	*h₃reǵtós	*h₃reǵtóh₁	*h₃reǵtóes	*h₃reǵtéh₂	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂es	*h₃reǵtóm	*h₃reǵtóy(h₁)	*h₃reǵtéh₂
Vocative	*h₃reǵté	*h₃reǵtóh₁	*h₃reǵtóes	*h₃reǵt[á]	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂es	*h₃reǵtóm	*h₃reǵtóy(h₁)	*h₃reǵtéh₂
Accusative	*h₃reǵtóm	*h₃reǵtóh₁	*h₃reǵtóns	*h₃reǵtéh₂m (-ā́m)	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂ns (-ā́s)	*h₃reǵtóm	*h₃reǵtóy(h₁)	*h₃reǵtéh₂
Instrumental	*h₃reǵtóh₁	?	*h₃reǵtṓys	*h₃reǵtéh₂(e)h₁	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂bʰi	*h₃reǵtóh₁	?	*h₃reǵtṓys
Dative	*h₃reǵtóey	?	*h₃reǵtó(y)mos	*h₃reǵtéh₂ey	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂mos	*h₃reǵtóey	?	*h₃reǵtó(y)mos
Ablative	*h₃reǵtéad	?	*h₃reǵtó(y)mos	*h₃reǵtéh₂s	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂mos	*h₃reǵtéad	?	*h₃reǵtó(y)mos
Genitive	*h₃reǵtósyo	?	*h₃reǵtóoHom	*h₃reǵtéh₂s	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂oHom	*h₃reǵtósyo	?	*h₃reǵtóoHom
Locative	*h₃reǵtéy	?	*h₃reǵtóysu	*h₃reǵtéh₂(i)	?	*h₃reǵtéh₂su	*h₃reǵtéy	?	*h₃reǵtóysu

Descendants

• Celtic: *rextos
  • Old Irish: recht
  • Welsh: rhaith
• Germanic: *rehtaz
  • Old English: riht
    • English: right
  • Old Frisian: riucht
    • West Frisian: rjocht
  • Old Saxon: reht
  • Old Dutch: reht
    • Dutch: recht
      • Afrikaans reg
  • Old High German: reht
    • German: recht, Recht
  • Old Norse: réttr
    • Icelandic: réttur
    • Faroese: rættur
    • Norwegian: rett
    • Swedish: rätt
    • Danish: ret
  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐍃 (raihts)
• Hellenic:
  • Ancient Greek: ὀρεκτός (orektós)
• Indo-Iranian:
  • Indic:
    • Sanskrit: rajís
  • Iranian:
    • Avestan: rašta
    • Kurdish: rast
• Italic:
  • Latin: rēctus

References