Where does “riç” come from?

riç (Friulian) comes from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, 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.

riç (Friulian): hedgehog

Definitions

  1. hedgehog

Ancestry of “riç”, step by step

riç traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic rīkijaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
2Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Latin ēricius

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinēriciushedgehog
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰḗrhedgehog
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →