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
Kanji
働
Emoji
✂️ 🏗️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ark English
- arkwright English
- boat English
- boatwright English
- book English
- bookwright English
- gem English
- gemwright English
- gin English
- ginwright English
- house English
- housewright English
- irksomely English
- irksomeness English
- irky English
- leat English
- leatwright English
- mill English
- millwright English
- millwrighting English
- play English
- playwright English
- playwrightess English
- playwrighting English
- plow English
- plowwright English
- radioplaywright English
- shield English
- shieldwright English
- ship English
- shipwright English
- smith English
- smithwright English
- teleplaywright English
- wagon English
- wagonwright English
- wheel English
- wheelwright English
- wheelwrighting English
- organicus Latin
- urgentem Latin
- Gewerk German
- Gewirk German
- Wirklichkeit German
- werkeln German
- wirklich German
- wirksam German
- organizzarsi Italian
- wrecht Dutch, Flemish
- orgasme French
- γεωργία Ancient Greek
- γεωργός Ancient Greek
- κακοῦργος Ancient Greek
- συνήθης Ancient Greek
- ἐνέργεια Ancient Greek
- ἐνεργέω Ancient Greek
- ἐργάζομαι Ancient Greek
- ἐργάτης Ancient Greek
- ἐργώδης Ancient Greek
- ἐόργη Ancient Greek
- ἔργον Ancient Greek
- ὀργάω Ancient Greek
- ὀργασμός Ancient Greek
- ὄργανον Ancient Greek
- ὄργια Ancient Greek
- *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European
- *worǵéh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- *wréǵ-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥ǵyéti, *wérǵ-ye- Proto-Indo-European
- *wérǵom Proto-Indo-European
- *dagawerką Proto-Germanic
- *handuwerką Proto-Germanic
- *warkiz Proto-Germanic
- *werkōną Proto-Germanic
- *wirkijaną Proto-Germanic
- *wurkijaną Proto-Germanic
- efenwyrhta Old English
- gimwyrhta Old English
- leoþwyrhta Old English
- scipwyrhta Old English
- scohwyrhta Old English
- treowwyrhta Old English
- weorcsum Old English
- wyrhta Old English
- wægnwyrhta Old English
- *scheldwrighte Middle English
- shipwright Middle English
- whelwryght Middle English
- wrighte Middle English
- wriȝte Middle English
- wrecht Middle Dutch
- fercaigidir Old Irish
- argëtoj Albanian
- *wurhtijō gmw-pro
- *wregeti Proto-Celtic
- *warȷ́- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- vergas Lithuanian
- *pati- Proto-Iranian
- *warj- Proto-Iranian
- *wärk- Proto-Tocharian
- gin
- gem
- ark
- irky
- mill
- leat
- plow
- play
- ship
- book
- boat
- smith
- wheel
- house
- wagon
- shield
- arkwright
- gemwright
- ginwright
- irksomely
- shipwright
- leatwright
- bookwright
- playwright
- millwright
- boatwright
- plowwright
- housewright
- irksomeness
- wheelwright
- smithwright
- wagonwright
- shieldwright
- playwrightess
- millwrighting
- playwrighting
- wheelwrighting
- teleplaywright
- radioplaywright