Where does “riksdaler riksgäld” come from?

riksdaler riksgäld (Swedish) comes from Swedish riksgäld, from Swedish riks-, from Swedish rike, from Old Norse ríki, from Proto-Germanic rīkiją, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

riksdaler riksgäld (Swedish): An obsolete Swedish currency minted by the national debt office and used between 1789–1836

Definitions

  1. An obsolete Swedish currency minted by the national debt office and used between 1789–1836

Ancestry of “riksdaler riksgäld”, step by step

riksdaler riksgäld traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish riksgäld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriksgälda national debt; a national debt office, the...
2Swedishriks-national, relating to the to whole country;...
3Swedishrikea realm, kingdom, empire, nation; a kingdom of...
4Old Norseríkirealm
5Proto-Germanicrīkijąrulership, government, authority; realm, kingdom
6Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
7Proto-Celticrīxsking
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

via Swedish riksdaler

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriksdalerrixdollar; an older currency unit, in Germany from 1566, later adopted in Sweden, official between 1777 and 1873
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵsEvery word from Proto-Celtic rīxs