Where does “cyningrīċe” come from?

cyningrīċe (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic kuningarīkiją, 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.

cyningrīċe (Old English): kingdom

Definitions

  1. kingdom

Ancestry of “cyningrīċe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickuningarīkijąrealm, kingdom
2Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “cyningrīċe”

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