English
Rhynie
Rhynie may come from Proto-Celtic *rīxs ‘king’.
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rīxs‘king’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRhynie
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rīxs‘king’uncertain
- EnglishtodayRhynie
The story
Formed with the element Proto-Celtic *rīxs (‘king’) + the suffixes -on (an intensifier) and -in, giving a name meaning "place associated with a great king".
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’
right, director, source, region, regular, rule, direction, address, direct, correct, dress, rank, regime, arrangement, radar, realm, arrange, rack, ana, rogue, regulate, royalty, resurrection, interrogation, raj, erect, regent, rake, rector, regency, insurrection, rectify, anorexia, rectum, regalia, rectification, incorrigible, droit, régime, dirge, 95 more
through Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‘king, ruler’
real, royal, roy, rex, riches, regal, richness, rani, rajah, eldritch, riel, 6 more
through Proto-Celtic *rīxs ‘king’
Today it means
name A village in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Celtic *rīxs / Rhynie