Where does “Richelieu” come from?

Richelieu (French) comes from French riche, from Middle French riche, from Old French riche, from Frankish rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Richelieu (French): a French commune, in the Indre-et-Loire departement

Definitions

  1. a French commune, in the Indre-et-Loire departement

Ancestry of “Richelieu”, step by step

Richelieu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French riche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchricherich
2Middle Frenchricherich
3Old Frenchricherich
4Frankishrīkīrich; mighty, powerful; kingdom, realm
5Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via French lieu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlieuplace; any of several fish from the Pollachius...
2Middle Frenchlieuplace
3Old Frenchleuwolf; place
4Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
5Old Latinstlocus—
6Proto-Italicstlokos—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →