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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₃rḗǵs
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Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
From *h₃reǵ- + *-s.
Noun
*h₃rḗǵs m (oblique stem *h₃réǵ-)
- king, ruler
Inflection
| Athematic, acrostatic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | |||
| nominative | *h₃rḗǵs | ||
| genitive | *h₃réǵs | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative | *h₃rḗǵs | *h₃réǵh₁(e) | *h₃réǵes |
| vocative | *h₃réǵ | *h₃réǵh₁(e) | *h₃réǵes |
| accusative | *h₃réǵm̥ | *h₃réǵh₁(e) | *h₃réǵm̥s |
| genitive | *h₃réǵs | *? | *h₃réǵoHom |
| ablative | *h₃réǵs | *? | *h₃réǵmos |
| dative | *h₃réǵey | *? | *h₃réǵmos |
| locative | *h₃réǵ, *h₃réǵi | *? | *h₃réǵsu |
| instrumental | *h₃réǵh₁ | *? | *h₃réǵbʰi |
Related terms
- *h₃rḗǵnih₂
Descendants
- Celtic: *rīxs (see there for further descendants)
- Celtic: *rīg-yo- (< *rēǵ-yo-)
- → Germanic: *rīkijaz (“royal, mighty”), *rīkiją (“rulership, realm, kingdom”) (see there for further descendants)[1]
- Indo-Iranian: *Hrā́ćš (see there for further descendants)
- Italic: *rēks (see there for further descendants)
- Celtic: *rīganī (< *h₃rḗǵnih₂).
- Germanic: *rekaz, *rekô
References
- Kluge, Friedrich (1989), “Reich”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological dictionary of the German language] (in German), 22nd edition, →ISBN