Where does “annríki” come from?

annríki (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ríki, from Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

annríki (Icelandic): busy activity, bustle

Definitions

  1. busy activity, bustle

Ancestry of “annríki”, step by step

annríki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ríki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicríkikingdom, realm, empire; a sovereign state; state
2Old Norseríkirealm
3Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Icelandic önn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicönnwork, business
2Old Norseǫnnwork, business, trouble
3Proto-Germanicazanizsummer; harvest, harvest time
4Proto-Indo-European(s)h₁es-harvest, crop, fruit
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →