English
eright
Eright comes from Middle English *irihten, and goes back to irihte.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500irihte
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500*irihtenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1908eright
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500irihte
- Middle English, derivedc. 1150–1500*irihtenreconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1908eright
Earliest quotation: 1908, John Heywood: “To possession here any fly erighting, Then, without more…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
real, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, royal, correct, dress, rich, rank, regime, arrangement, roy, radar, arrange, rack, ana, rex, rogue, regulate, resurrection, raj, regent, interrogation, rake, rector, regal, erect, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, righteous, rani, rectum, upright, 106 more
Today it means
verb To invest with a right.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English irihte / eright