English
righter
Righter comes from Old English rihtere ‘a ruler’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rehtārijazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rihtere‘a ruler’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*righterereconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1612–1620righter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*rehtārijazreconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150rihtere‘a ruler’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500*righterereconstructed
- Englishearliest quotation 1612–1620righter
Earliest quotation: 1612–1620, Miguel de Cervantes, London: […] William Stansby: “righter of wrongs”.
Formed from right + -er
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
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Proto-Germanic *rehtaz ‘right’
Proto-West Germanic *reht ‘straight’
Old English reht
Middle English reȝt
English right
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz
Today it means
noun Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz / righter