Etymology

righter

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Today it means: Someone who puts right; someone who does justice or redresses wrong. Full definition →

Middle English *rightere ← Old English rihtere ← Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz
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righter · noun1

  1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*rehtārijaz
  2. Old English · inherited fromrihtere“a ruler; director”
  3. Middle English · inherited from*rightere
  4. English todayrighter

From Middle English *rightere, from Old English rihtere (“a ruler; director”), from Proto-Germanic *rehtārijaz, equivalent to right + -er (agent suffix). Cognate with Saterland Frisian Gjuchter (“one who makes right; judge”), West Frisian rjochter (“one who makes right; judge”), Dutch rechter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Low German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), German Richter (“one who makes right; judge”), Icelandic réttari (“a justiciary”).

righter · adjective2

  1. Old English · inherited fromrihtra
  2. Middle English · inherited fromrightere
  3. English todayrighter

From Middle English rightere, rihtere, from Old English rihtra, comparative of riht (“right”), equivalent to right + -er (comparative suffix).

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