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German word recht comes from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, Proto-Indo-European - -tós, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós (Straightened, right, upright.)
*rek- (Proto-Indo-European)
- -tós (Proto-Indo-European)
*h₃reǵtós (Proto-Indo-European)
Straightened, right, upright.
*rehtaz (Proto-Germanic)
Morally upright, just. Right, straight.
reht (Old High German)
Right.
recht (German)
Exactly. Very. Well, right Just, lawful. Proper, correct. Right (direction). True, real.