reachd

Gaelic (Scots)

/rˠɛxk/

noun
Definitions
  • law, decree, right
  • command, power, ordinance

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish recht (law, lawfulness) inherited from Proto-Celtic *rextus (rule, law) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-tus

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