Etymology

wright

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Today it means: A builder or maker of something. Full definition →

Middle English wrighte ← Old English wyrhta ← Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō
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wright · noun1

  1. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*wurhtijō
  2. Old English · inherited fromwyrhta“worker, maker”
  3. Middle English · inherited fromwrighte
  4. English todaywright

From Middle English wrighte, wriȝte, wruhte, wurhte, from Old English wyrhta (“worker, maker”), from Proto-West Germanic *wurhtijō (as in *wurkijan). Related to wrought and work. Cognate with Dutch wrecht (“worker, builder, wright”, archaic).

Wright · proper noun2

English and Scottish occupational surname, from the archaic noun wright (“builder, maker”). Found as the second element of compounds such as Wainwright, Cartwright, etc.

Words from the same roots

Proto-West Germanic*wurhtijō all →

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