réttr

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz, whence also Old English riht, Old High German reht. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós.

Adjective

réttr

1. right

Descendants

• Icelandic: réttur
• Faroese: rættur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: rett
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: rett
• Elfdalian: rett
• Old Swedish: rǣtter
  • Swedish: rätt, rät
• Old Danish: rǣt
  • Scanian: rǽtter
  • Danish: ret
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ret (Riksmål, archaic)
• Gutnish: rettar

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rehtuz, related to Etymology 1.

Noun

réttr m

1. law
2. right

Descendants

• Icelandic: réttur
• Faroese: rættur
• Norwegian Nynorsk: rett
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: rett
• Old Swedish: rǣtter
  • Swedish: rätt
• Old Danish: rǣt
  • Danish: ret
    • Norwegian Bokmål: ret (Riksmål, archaic)