https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Playwright
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder (as in a wheelwright or cartwright).The words combine to indicate a person who has "wrought" words, themes, and other elements into a dramatic form—a play.