Where does “Nordfrankreich” come from?

Nordfrankreich (German) comes from German Frankreich, from German reich, from Middle High German rīche, 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.

Nordfrankreich (German): northern France

Definitions

  1. northern France

Ancestry of “Nordfrankreich”, step by step

Nordfrankreich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Frankreich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFrankreichFrance
2Germanreichrich; singular imperative of reichen
3Middle High Germanrīcherich
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 nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →