Where does “österreichweit” come from?

österreichweit (German) comes from German Österreich, from Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

österreichweit (German): Austria-wide, in or across all of Austria

Definitions

  1. Austria-wide, in or across all of Austria

Ancestry of “österreichweit”, step by step

österreichweit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Österreich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanÖsterreichAustria; eastern empire
2Middle High GermanOsteriche—
3Old High GermanOstarrîchi—
4Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
5Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
6Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German weit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweitwide; large; far
2Middle High Germanwīt—
3Old High Germanwītwide
4Proto-Germanicwīdazwide; broad
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁weydʰh₁osset apart, asunder, in two
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →