Where does “unriht” come from?

unriht (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic unrehtaz, from Proto-Germanic rehtaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

unriht (Old English): not right, wrong; illegal; wrong, evil,...

Definitions

  1. not right, wrong; illegal; wrong, evil,...

Ancestry of “unriht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicunrehtazwrong, bad, unjust
2Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “unriht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic rehtaz →