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German word Reich comes from Proto-Indo-European *rog-, Proto-Indo-European *(o)reǵ-, Proto-Germanic - ją, and later Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (King, ruler.)

*rog- (Proto-Indo-European)

*(o)reǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)

- ją (Proto-Germanic)

*h₃rḗǵs (Proto-Indo-European)

King, ruler.

*rīgos (Proto-Celtic)

*rīxs (Proto-Celtic)

King.

*rīgyo- (Proto-Celtic)

*rīgiom (Proto-Celtic)

*rīkiją (Proto-Germanic)

Realm, kingdom. Rulership, government, authority.

rīhhi (Old High German)

Reich (German)

Empire or significant State. Realm (also e.g. of plants) A surname​.. The First Reich (the Holy Roman Empire). The Second Reich (until 1918). The Third Reich (1933 to 1945).

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