Where does “ríkisfang” come from?

ríkisfang (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.

ríkisfang (Icelandic): citizenship

Definitions

  1. citizenship

Ancestry of “ríkisfang”, step by step

ríkisfang 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 fang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicfangembrace, hold, grasp; provisions
2Old Norsefangcatch; embrace, hold
3Proto-Germanicfangącatch, that which is caught
4Proto-Germanicfanhanąto take, to seize; to capture, to catch
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ḱ-to join, to attach; agreement, settlement

Words derived from “ríkisfang”

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