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Where does “upriht” come from?

upriht (Middle English) comes from Old English upriht, 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.

Ancestry of “upriht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishuprihtupright, erect
2Old Englishrihtstraight; right, true, correct; rightful,...
3Proto-West Germanicrehtstraight; right, correct; morally upright, just
4Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “upriht”

  • upright
  • uprightness
  • uprights
  • uprightly
  • nonupright
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