ríkur

Faroese

adj
Definitions
  • rich

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse ríkr (rich, distinguished, powerful, mighty) derived from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz (powerful, mighty, rich, noble, kingly, royal) derived from Proto-Celtic *rīxs (king, ruler) derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (king, ruler, rules), *h₃reǵ- (straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₃reǵ-

Gloss

straighten, direct, right, straight, right oneself, just, make right, king, chief, direct oneself, line, make straight right

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

線

Emoji
👉️ 🤜

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms