Where does “Рюрик” come from?

Рюрик (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic Рюрикъ, from Old Norse Rørik, from Proto-Germanic Hrōþirīks, 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.

Рюрик (Russian): A male given name, Ryurik, equivalent to English...

Definitions

  1. A male given name, Ryurik, equivalent to English...

Ancestry of “Рюрик”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East SlavicРюрикъ—
2Old NorseRørik—
3Proto-GermanicHrōþirīks—
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “Рюрик”

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