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רײַך 2
‘Reich (German)’

רײַך 2
'Reich (German)'

ETYMOLOGY

Got. reiks 'mighty'; reiki 'kingdom', ON ríkr; ríki, OS rîki; rîki, OE rīce; rīce OHG rîhhi; rîhhi ; from PGmc ✱rīkijaⁿ / ✱rīkia- 'might; kingdom' < Celtic rīg-, e.g. Gallic -rīx; from PIE ✱h₃reĝ- 'gerade richten'; cf. Latin rēx 'king', Sanskrit rā́j-, rā́jan 'king'