Where does “niederösterreichisch” come from?

niederösterreichisch (German) comes from German österreichisch, from German Österreich, from Middle High German Osteriche, from Old High German Ostarrîchi, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

niederösterreichisch (German): Lower Austrian

Definitions

  1. Lower Austrian

Ancestry of “niederösterreichisch”, step by step

niederösterreichisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German österreichisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanösterreichischAustrian
2GermanÖsterreichAustria; eastern empire
3Middle High GermanOsteriche
4Old High GermanOstarrîchi
5Old High Germanrīhhirich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm
6Proto-West Germanicrīkīmighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm
7Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via German nieder

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanniederlow; mean; menial
2Middle High Germannider
3Old High Germannidardown
4Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
5Proto-Indo-Europeanniter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs