Where does “nonrights” come from?
nonrights (English) comes from English rights, from English right, from Middle English right, from Old English riht, from Proto-West Germanic reht, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
nonrights (English): Not of or pertaining to rights
Definitions
- Not of or pertaining to rights
Ancestry of “nonrights”, step by step
nonrights traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rights
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rights | plural of right; Third-person singular simple... |
| 2 | English | right | Straight, not bent; Of an angle, having a size of... |
| 3 | Middle English | right | A good deed, right action; A just or equitable... |
| 4 | Old English | riht | straight; right, true, correct; rightful,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |