Where does “folkrik” come from?

folkrik (Swedish) comes from Swedish rik, from Old Swedish rīker, 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.

folkrik (Swedish): populous

Definitions

  1. populous

Ancestry of “folkrik”, step by step

folkrik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrikrich, wealthy; fat, bountiful
2Old Swedishrīkernoble, respected
3Old Norseríkrrich
4Proto-Germanicrīkijazkingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich
5Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
6Proto-Celticrīxsking
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Swedish folk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfolkpeople in general, humans; a people, a nation; in...
2Old Norsefolkarmy; people; people, army
3Proto-Germanicfulkąpeople; tribe
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-