Where does “rigelighed” come from?

rigelighed (Danish) comes from Danish rigelig, from Danish rig, from English rig, from English ring, from Middle English ryng, from Old English hring, from Proto-West Germanic hring, from Proto-Germanic hringaz — to cut, cut off, sever.

rigelighed (Danish): abundance, profusion

Definitions

  1. abundance, profusion

Ancestry of “rigelighed”, step by step

rigelighed traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rigelig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrigeligample, abundant, plentiful
2Danishrigrich (having wealth), wealthy, affluent
3EnglishrigThe rigging of a sailing ship or other such...
4EnglishringA solid object in the shape of a circle; A group...
5Middle Englishryngring
6Old Englishhringring
7Proto-West Germanichringring, circle
8Proto-Germanichringazring, circle; curve; sound, ring
9Proto-Indo-European(s)krengʰ-to turn, bend
10Proto-Indo-European(s)ker-to cut off; to turn, bend
11Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Danish hed

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhedimperative of hedde; past tense of hedde
2Old Danishhet
3Old Norseheitrhot
4Proto-Germanichaitazhot
5Proto-Indo-European*keHy-to heat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek-