Where does “niederschlagsreich” come from?

niederschlagsreich (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.

niederschlagsreich (German): rainy

Definitions

  1. rainy

Ancestry of “niederschlagsreich”, step by step

niederschlagsreich 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 Niederschlag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanNiederschlagfallout, condensation; precipitation
2Germanniederschlagento defeat (an enemy)
3Germanschlagento beat; to hit; to knock; to strike; to punch;...
4Middle High Germanslahento strike
5Old High Germanslahanto hit
6Proto-West Germanicslahanto hit, to strike; to kill
7Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
8Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs