Where does “Südfrankreich” come from?

Südfrankreich (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.

Südfrankreich (German): South of France

Definitions

  1. South of France

Ancestry of “Südfrankreich”, step by step

Südfrankreich 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 Süd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSüdthe south; a wind coming from the south
2Middle High Germansut—
3Old High Germansut—
4Proto-Germanicsudąbrew, soup
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →