Where does “rīxian” come from?

rīxian (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic rīkisōn, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Ancestry of “rīxian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicrīkisōnto rule, reign
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “rīxian”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic rīkisōn →