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Where does “riksarkivarie” come from?

riksarkivarie (Swedish) comes from Swedish rike, from Old Norse ríki, 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.

riksarkivarie (Swedish): a director-general of the national archives, a...

Definitions

  1. a director-general of the national archives, a...

Ancestry of “riksarkivarie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrikea realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of...
2Old Norseríkirealm
3Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
4Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
5Proto-Celticrīxsking
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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