Where does “rightslessness” come from?
rightslessness (English) comes from English rightsless, 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 — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
rightslessness (English): Lack of rights
Definitions
- Lack of rights
Ancestry of “rightslessness”, step by step
rightslessness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English rightsless
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | rightsless | Lacking rights or privileges |
| 2 | English | rights | plural of right; Third-person singular simple... |
| 3 | English | right | Straight, not bent; Of an angle, having a size of... |
| 4 | Middle English | right | A good deed, right action; A just or equitable... |
| 5 | Old English | riht | straight; right, true, correct; rightful,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | reht | straight; right, correct; morally upright, just |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | rehtaz | right, straight; morally upright, just |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵtós | straightened, right, upright |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |