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NODE / 0730attestedMiddle English

right

TRANSLITERATION right

right, just, straight

DATE
Middle English
SENSE
correct just straight
FAMILY
Indo-European / West Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:2:right:attested:sense:correct-just-straight

The supplied dictionaries report a Middle English stage without requiring a distinct spelling here.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Old English · Old English · correct just straight

riht

right, just, correct, straight

SOUND
Middle English right continues Old English riht.
MEANING
The inherited field joins straight, correct, and just.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Right — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsEtymology: Middle English from Old English riht

Explicitly supplies the English ancestry.

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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTcontinuationestablished
Present-Day English · before 12th century–today · correct just straight

right

correct, just, proper, straight, or right-side

SOUND
Modern right continues Middle English right through English spelling and sound history.
MEANING
Justice, correctness, suitability, straightness, and direction remain part of a polysemous word.
CHRONOLOGY
Merriam-Webster reports use before the twelfth century.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Right — Definition, Word History, and First Known UsesupportsDefinitions, Word History, and First Known Use

Supplies the English continuity, polysemy, and pre-twelfth-century horizon.

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Right — American Heritage DictionarycontextHeadword definitions and etymology

Independently preserves straight, just, correct, and directional senses.

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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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right1 connected node
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STEP 01continuationestablished
Middle Englishright→Present-Day English · before 12th century–todayrightcorrect, just, proper, straight, or right-side
SOUND
Modern right continues Middle English right through English spelling and sound history.
MEANING
Justice, correctness, suitability, straightness, and direction remain part of a polysemous word.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 717 ↗
Right — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Right — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword definitions and etymology ↗

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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