Where does “utenrikspolitikk” come from?

utenrikspolitikk (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål utenriks, from Norwegian Bokmål rike, 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.

utenrikspolitikk (Norwegian Bokmål): foreign policy

Definitions

  1. foreign policy

Ancestry of “utenrikspolitikk”, step by step

utenrikspolitikk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål utenriks

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålutenriksforeign
2Norwegian Bokmålrikedefinite singular of rik; plural of rik; an...
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 Norwegian Bokmål politikk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpolitikkpolitics; a policy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →