Where does “rich-kid” come from?

rich-kid (English) comes from English Rich, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

rich-kid (English): Of or pertaining to a rich kid

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to a rich kid

Ancestry of “rich-kid”, step by step

rich-kid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Rich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichhaving a lot of money and possessions
2EnglishRichardA turd
3Middle EnglishRycharde
4Old FrenchRichard
5Medieval LatinRichardus
6FrankishRīkahard
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via English kid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishkidA young goat; Of a female goat, the state of...
2Middle Englishkidekid, young goat; kid meat, the meat of a young...
3Old Norsekiða goatling, kid
4Proto-Germanickidjąa goatling; kid
5Proto-Indo-Europeangidʰ-kid, goatling, little goat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs