Where does “tusenårsrike” come from?

tusenårsrike (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.

tusenårsrike (Swedish): Millennium, thousand-year realm, imagined golden age

Definitions

  1. Millennium, thousand-year realm, imagined golden age

Ancestry of “tusenårsrike”, step by step

tusenårsrike traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish rike

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

via Swedish tusen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtusenthousand
2Old Swedishþusandthousand
3Old Norseþúsund—
4Proto-Germanicþūsundīa thousand
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantuHsont-thousand
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Swedish år

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishåra year
2Frencharean are
3Latināreaa piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town)
4Proto-Italicāzeā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-e-yeh₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīxs →