Morpheme
Right
Type
free base
Denotation
opposite of left; correct, just, moral or legal entitlement, duty
Etymology
Middle English right, right, righte, righten; Old English riht, reht, rihte, rehte, rihtan
Evidence
alright, aright, birthright, copyright, downright, eright, forthright, outright, overrighteous, righted, righten, righteous, righter, rightest, rightful, rightfulness, righthanded, righthandedness, rightie, righting, rightist, rightle, rightly, rightmost, rightness, rights, rightsize, rightward, rightways, rightwise, unright, unrighteous, upright
Notes
the direction notion was linked with the morally correct notion because historically the right hand was associated with skill, strength, and correctness
