rik

Swedish

/riːk/

adjective
Definitions
  • rich, wealthy
  • fat, bountiful

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish rīker, riker inherited from Old Norse ríkr (rich, distinguished, powerful, mighty) inherited from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (powerful, mighty, rich, noble, kingly, royal), *rīks (ruler, king) derived from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (king, ruler) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king, ruler, rules).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃rḗǵs

Gloss

king, ruler, rules

Concept
Semantic Field

Social and political relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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