Old High German

Adjective

rīhhi

1. rich

Descendants

• Middle High German: rīche
  • German: reich
  • Yiddish: רײַך ‎(raykh)
• → Italian: ricco

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz ‎(“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīgiom ‎(“kingdom”), from *rīxs ‎(“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ‎(“king”). Compare Old Saxon and Old Dutch rīki, Old Frisian rīke, Old English rīce, Old Norse ríki, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 ‎(reiki).

Noun

rīhhi n

1. empire, kingdom, realm

Descendants

• German: Reich