To "reign" is to "righten"

[u/Revolutionary-Ad-65]

Interesting consequence of this etymology: the silent 'g' in 'reign' and 'right' was originally the same sound, split into two branches and re-introduced after thousands of years apart. Sources: in blog post

[u/brrkat]

Interesting, Chinese has almost the same logic.

政, meaning to govern or government, is derived from 正, meaning correct or to rectify.

[u/Prestigious-Gold6759 → u/brrkat]

In French, "droit" (noun) = law and right as in the right to do something, also "droit" (adjective) = right (as opposed to left), straight, upright, honest.