Where does “rikelig” come from?

rikelig (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål rik, from Old Norse ríkr, from Proto-Germanic rīkijaz, 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.

rikelig (Norwegian Bokmål): plentiful, abundant, ample

Definitions

  1. plentiful, abundant, ample

Ancestry of “rikelig”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålrikrich
2Old Norseríkrrich
3Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →
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