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Where does “ríkisfangslaus” come from?

ríkisfangslaus (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic ríkisfang, 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.

ríkisfangslaus (Icelandic): stateless

Definitions

  1. stateless

Ancestry of “ríkisfangslaus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicríkisfangcitizenship
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
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