Where does “riksgrense” come from?

riksgrense (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk 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.

riksgrense (Norwegian Nynorsk): national border

Definitions

  1. national border

Ancestry of “riksgrense”, step by step

riksgrense traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk rike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskrikean empire; a realm; a kingdom
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 Norwegian Nynorsk grense

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskgrensea border; a boundary; a limit
2GermanGrenzeborder; limit; frontier
3Middle High Germangrenizeborder; frontier
4Old Polishgranicaborder
5Proto-Slavicgrani̋caborder, boundary, limit, a line that separates things or areas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →