Where does “Reichsadler” come from?

Reichsadler (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Reichsadler (German): imperial eagle

Definitions

  1. imperial eagle

Ancestry of “Reichsadler”, step by step

Reichsadler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German reich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanreichrich; singular imperative of reichen
2Middle High Germanrīcherich
3Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
4Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; 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 German adler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanadlereagle
2Middle High Germanadler
3Middle High Germanareagle
4Old High Germanaroeagle
5Latinarōto plough, till; to cultivate land, farm; to acquire by tillage
6Proto-Italicaraōto plough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éryetito be ploughing
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-