Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīks

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    An early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Doublet of *rekô.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    *rīks m

    1. king, ruler

    Inflection

    Declension of *rīks (consonant stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *rīks *rīkiz
    vocative *rīk *rīkiz
    accusative *rīkų *rīkunz
    genitive *rīkiz *rīkǫ̂
    dative *rīki *rīkumaz
    instrumental *rīkē *rīkumiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *rīk
      • Old English: *rīċ (in given names)
        • Old English: -riċ (see there for further descendants)
      • Old High German: *rih (in given names)
        • German: -rich (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Norse: -ríkr
    • Gothic: 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks)
    • Vandalic: *rīx; *-rīks (early), *-rīk (late)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rīk-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 412-3
    2. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “*rīc”, in Altenglisches Wörterbuch (in German), 4th edition
    3. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “*rih”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch (in German), 6th edition