Where does “Vizekönigreich” come from?

Vizekönigreich (German) comes from German Königreich, from Middle High German künicriche, from Old High German kuningrīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic *kuningarīkī, from Proto-Germanic kuningarīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Vizekönigreich (German): viceroyalty

Definitions

  1. viceroyalty

Ancestry of “Vizekönigreich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKönigreichkingdom
2Middle High Germankünicriche
3Old High Germankuningrīhhi
4Proto-West Germanic*kuningarīkīrealm, kingdom
5Proto-Germanickuningarīkijąrealm, kingdom
6Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
7Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
8Proto-Celticrīxsking
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs
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