'aright' originates from Middle English, formed from the prefix 'a-' (from Old English 'on') combined with 'riht' (Old English for 'right'), where 'a-' meant 'on/ in' and 'riht' meant 'right/just'.

'aright' developed from Old English phrases like 'on riht' and Middle English forms such as 'aright' or 'a-right', and eventually settled into the modern English form 'aright'.

Initially it meant 'on the right / in a right manner', and over time it evolved into the modern sense 'in a correct or proper way' (usage has become somewhat archaic).