wright

English

/ɹaɪt/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) A builder or maker of something.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English wrighte inherited from Old English wyrhta (worker, maker, artificer, craftsman, builder, laborer, workman, wright) inherited from *wurhtijō derived from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb), *werǵ- (work, make, act, produce, makeVerb).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*werǵ-

Gloss

work, make, act, produce, makeVerb

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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