ríkr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs. Compare Old English rīċe, Old Saxon rīki, Old High German rīhhi, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (reiks). See also the related term ríki.

Adjective

ríkr

rich

Descendants

Danish: rig
Faroese: ríkur
Icelandic: ríkur

Norwegian: rik (Bokmål), rik (Nynorsk)
Swedish: rik

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