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Where does “rightwisnes” come from?

rightwisnes (Middle English) comes from Old English rihtwīsnes, from Old English -nes, from Proto-West Germanic -nassī, from Proto-Germanic -inassuz, from Proto-West Germanic -ī, from Proto-Germanic -į̄, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

rightwisnes (Middle English): justice

Definitions

  1. justice

Ancestry of “rightwisnes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishrihtwīsnesjustice, righteousness
2Old English-nesUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
3Proto-West Germanic-nassīUsed to form abstract nouns, usually from...
4Proto-Germanic-inassuz-ness
5Proto-West Germanic-ī-ness, -th
6Proto-Germanic-į̄-th
7Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
8Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “rightwisnes”

  • righteousness
  • unrighteousness
  • uprighteousness
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