rihhi

Old High German

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /riːxːi/

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz, a derivative of *rīks (“king, ruler”), itself a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

Cognate with Old Saxon rīki, Dutch rijk, Old Frisian rīke, Old English rīċe, Old Norse ríkr, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (reikeis).

Adjective

rīhhi

rich

Descendants

Middle High German: rīche
- German: reich
- Yiddish: רײַך‎ (raykh)
→ Italian: ricco
→ Sicilian: riccu

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) or a borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rīgyom (“kingdom”), from *rīxs (“king”) (compare Irish rí), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king”).

Compare Old Dutch and Old Saxon rīki, Old Frisian rīke, Old English rīce, Old Norse ríki, Gothic 𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹 (reiki).

Noun

rīhhi n

empire, kingdom, realm

Declension

Declension of rīhhi (neuter ja-stem)

case	singular	plural
nominative	rīhhi	rīhhi
accusative	rīhhi	rīhhi
genitive	rīhhes	rīhho
dative	rīhhe	rīhhim
instrumental	rīhhu	—

Descendants

German: Reich
- → English: Reich
- → Polish: Reich
- → Russian: рейх (rejx)
→ Proto-Slavic:
- Polish: rzesza
- Czech: říše
- Slovak: ríše

References

Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'
Köbler, Gerhard, Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch, (6. Auflage) 2014

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