Where does “skyggerige” come from?

skyggerige (Danish) comes from Danish rige, from Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

skyggerige (Danish): afterworld; the afterlife (a location where people reside after death)

Definitions

  1. afterworld; the afterlife (a location where people reside after death)

Ancestry of “skyggerige”, step by step

skyggerige traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish rige

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishrigekingdom; empire; realm
2Old Norseríkirealm
3Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Danish skygge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishskyggeshadow; shade; to block the light, casting...
2Old Norseskyggja—
3Old Norseskuggi—
4Proto-Germanicskuwwôreflection, mirror image; shadow
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃w-ō ~ (s)ḱuh₃-nésshadow, reflection
6Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →