Where does “ríkisborgararéttur” come from?

ríkisborgararéttur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ríkisborgari, 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.

ríkisborgararéttur (Icelandic): citizenship

Definitions

  1. citizenship

Ancestry of “ríkisborgararéttur”, step by step

ríkisborgararéttur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic ríkisborgari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicríkisborgaricitizen
2Icelandicríkikingdom, realm, empire; a sovereign state; state
3Old Norseríkirealm
4Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
5Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
6Proto-Celticrīxsking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Icelandic réttur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicrétturstraight; right; right, correct
2Old Norseréttrright
3Proto-Germanicrehtazright, straight; morally upright, just
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵtósstraightened, right, upright
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →