gerecht

Meaning

rechten

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɣə.ˈrɛxt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle Dutch gerichte, gerechte (“court of law”), from Old Dutch *gerihte, from Proto-Germanic *garihtiją (“something prepared or arranged”). Compare Old English gerihte. The sense "dish" developed independently already in Old Dutch gerihte (“meal”). Cognate in both meanings: German Gericht.

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