Where does “riget” come from?

riget (Volapük) comes from Proto-Celtic rig-, from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- — to reach, stretch out.

riget (Volapük): draft early version of a written work

Definitions

  1. draft early version of a written work

Ancestry of “riget”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrig-to bind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ-Every word from Proto-Celtic rig-