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Where does “rightwose” come from?

rightwose (English) comes from Middle English rightwise, from Old English rihtwīs — righteous, just, right, justifiable; righteous,...

Ancestry of “rightwose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrightwiseupright, righteous; rightly
2Old Englishrihtwīsrighteous, just, right, justifiable; righteous,...

Words derived from “rightwose”

  • righteous
  • unrighteous
  • righteously
  • unrighteously
  • overrighteous
  • self-righteousness
  • self-righteously
  • self-righteous
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