Where does “Püsterich” come from?

Püsterich (German) comes from German -rich, 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.

Püsterich (German): blowgun

Definitions

  1. blowgun

Ancestry of “Püsterich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1German-richsuffix to derive masculine nouns, especially for...
2Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
3Proto-Celticrīxsking
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →
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