Where does “ríkisborgari” come from?

ríkisborgari (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.

ríkisborgari (Icelandic): citizen

Definitions

  1. citizen

Ancestry of “ríkisborgari”, step by step

ríkisborgari 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 borgari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicborgaricitizen
2Icelandicborgcity; castle; a rocky hill
3Old NorseborgA city, town; A castle; Any fortified place
4Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “ríkisborgari”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →