Proto-Germanic

*rīks

‘king, ruler’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *rīks.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *rīks, most familiar first.

• rich ← riche ← rīċe ← *rīkī ← *rīkijaz
• richness ← richenesse ← riche ← rīċe ← *rīkī

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *rīks