Type Word & Element
Usage Old High German [1]
Meaning & History
Old High German word meaning "kingdom, realm" or "rich, mighty" (from rīkiją and rīkijaz, derivatives of rīks).
Related Items
Variantrih
Other Languages & Culturesric, rice(Anglo-Saxon) rik(Frankish) reiks(Gothic) rico(Medieval Spanish) rīks(Old Germanic) ríkr(Old Norse) rik(Old Saxon)
Given Name DescendantRyker(English)
Place Name DescendantsOostenryk(Afrikaans) Austrija(Bosnian) Avstriya(Bulgarian) Àustria(Catalan) Austrija(Croatian) Østrig(Danish) Oostenrijk(Dutch) Austria(English) Autriche(French) Österreich(German) Austria(Italian) Ōsutoria(Japanese) Avstriya(Kyrgyz) Austrija(Latvian) Austrija(Lithuanian) Avstrija(Macedonian) Austria(Medieval Latin) Østerrike(Norwegian) Ostarrihhi(Old High German) Austria(Polish) Áustria(Portuguese) Avstriya(Russian) Austrija(Serbian) Avstrija(Slovene) Austria(Spanish) Österrike(Swedish) Avstriya(Tajik) Avstriya(Uzbek)
Sources & References
- Köbler, Gerhard. Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, entry rīhhi, available from https://www.koeblergerhard.de/ahdwbhin.html.
