Reich

(Angielski)

Częstotliwość

A2
Wymawiane jako (IPA)
/ʁaɪ̯ç/
Etymologia (Angielski)

In summary

From Middle High German riche, from Old High German rīhhi (“power, might, empire”), from Proto-West Germanic *rīkī, from Proto-Germanic *rīkiją, itself either a substantivised *rīkijaz (“rich, mighty”) (whence also German reich (“rich”)), or a direct borrowing from a Celtic language; compare Old Irish ríge (“rule, kingship”). Cognates include Old English rīċe (“kingdom, empire”) (Middle English riche), Dutch rijk (“empire, realm”), West Frisian ryk, Danish rige (“empire, realm”), Swedish rike, Icelandic ríki, Lithuanian rikis (“military commander, ruler”), and Sanskrit राज्य (rājyá, “royalty, kingship, sovereignty, empire”).

Related words

cesarstwo

imperium

królestwo

Imperium

państwo

rzesza

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