eright

The story

1. Middle English · inherited fromarihten“to raise up”
2. Old English · inherited fromġerihte“right, due, justice; religious rite, office”
3. Middle English · inherited fromirihte
4. Middle English · inherited from*irihten
5. English todayeright

From Middle English *irihten, *ȝerihten, from Middle English irihte, ȝerihte (“right”), from Old English ġerihte (“right, due, justice; religious rite, office”); or perhaps an alteration of aright (“to make right, put to rights, treat properly”), from Middle English arihten (“to raise up”). More at right.