Where does “Ríkviðr” come from?

Ríkviðr (Old Norse) comes 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.

Ancestry of “Ríkviðr”, step by step

Ríkviðr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse ríkr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseríkrrich
2Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
3Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
4Proto-Celticrīxsking
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Old Norse viðr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norseviðrwood; Alternative form of við
2Proto-Germanicwiduzwood
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwidʰu-forest, wood; tree, beam

Words derived from “Ríkviðr”

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