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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rehthert(ī)
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *reht (“right”) + *-hert(ī) (“-hearted”), calque of Latin rectus corde.
Adjective
*rehthert(ī)
- honest, morally upright
Inflection
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *rehthert | ||
| Genitive | *rehthertas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rehthert | *rehthertu | *rehthert |
| Accusative | *rehthertanā | *rehthertā | *rehthert |
| Genitive | *rehthertas | *rehtherteʀā | *rehthertas |
| Dative | *rehthertumē | *rehtherteʀē | *rehthertumē |
| Instrumental | *rehthertu | *rehtherteʀu | *rehthertu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rehthertē | *rehthertō | *rehthertu |
| Accusative | *rehthertā | *rehthertā | *rehthertu |
| Genitive | *rehtherteʀō | *rehtherteʀō | *rehtherteʀō |
| Dative | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum |
| Instrumental | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum | *rehthertēm, *rehthertum |
| ja-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *rehthertī | ||
| Genitive | *rehthertijas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rehthertī | *rehthertiju | *rehthertī |
| Accusative | *rehthertijanā | *rehthertijā | *rehthertī |
| Genitive | *rehthertijas | *rehthertijeʀā | *rehthertijas |
| Dative | *rehthertijumē | *rehthertijeʀē | *rehthertijumē |
| Instrumental | *rehthertiju | *rehthertijeʀu | *rehthertiju |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rehthertijē | *rehthertijō | *rehthertiju |
| Accusative | *rehthertijā | *rehthertijā | *rehthertiju |
| Genitive | *rehthertijeʀō | *rehthertijeʀō | *rehthertijeʀō |
| Dative | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum |
| Instrumental | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum | *rehthertijēm, *rehthertijum |
Descendants
- Old English: rihtheort
- Old High German: rehtherzi, rehtherz