From {{etyl|gem-proinh|osx}} {{m|gem-pro|*rīkiją}}, itself either a substantivised {{m|gem-pro|*rīkijaz||rich, mighty}} or a borrowing from {{etyl|cel-pro|osx}} {{m|cel-pro|*rīgiom||kingdom}}, from {{m|cel-pro|*rīxs||king}} (compare {{etyl|ga|-}} {{m|ga|rí}}), from {{etyl|ine-pro|osx}} {{m|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||king}}.
Cognates include {{etyl|ang|-}} {{m|ang|rīċe}} ({{etyl|en|-}} {{m|en|rike}}, {{m|en|riche}}), {{etyl|odt|-}} {{m|odt|rīki}} ({{etyl|nl|-}} {{m|nl|rijk}}), {{etyl|ofs|-}} {{m|ofs|rīke}} ({{etyl|fy|-}} {{m|fy|ryk}}), {{etyl|goh|-}} {{m|goh|rīhhi}} ({{etyl|de|-}} {{m|de|Reich}}), {{etyl|non|-}} {{m|non|ríki|pos=n}}, ({{etyl|da|-}} {{m|da|rige}}, {{etyl|sv|-}} {{m|sv|rike|pos=n}}), {{etyl|got|-}} {{m|got|𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌹|pos=n}}. The Indo-European root is also the source of {{etyl|la|-}} {{m|la|rex}}.
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===Etymology 2===
From {{etyl|gem-proinh|osx}} {{m|gem-pro|*rīkijaz}}, a derivative of {{m|gem-pro|*rīks||king, ruler}}, itself a borrowing from {{etyl|cel-pro|osx}} {{m|cel-pro|*rīxs}}, from {{etyl|ine-pro|osx}} {{m|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||king}}. Compare {{etyl|ofs|-}} {{m|ofs|rīke}} ({{etyl|fy|-}} {{m|fy|ryk}}), {{etyl|ang|-}} {{m|ang|rīċe}} ({{etyl|en|-}} {{m|en|rich}}), {{etyl|nl|-}} {{m|nl|rijk}}, {{etyl|goh|-}} {{m|goh|rīhhi}} ({{etyl|de|-}} {{m|de|reich}}), {{etyl|non|-}} {{m|non|ríkr}} ({{etyl|da|-}} {{m|da|rig}}), {{etyl|got|-}} {{m|got|𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃}}.
