Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainiþō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hrainiz (“clean, not dirty, pure”) +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑi̯.ni.θɔː/

Noun

*hrainiþō f[1]

  1. purification, cleansing

Inflection

Declension of *hrainiþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrainiþō *hrainiþôz
vocative *hrainiþō *hrainiþôz
accusative *hrainiþǭ *hrainiþōz
genitive *hrainiþōz *hrainiþǫ̂
dative *hrainiþōi *hrainiþōmaz
instrumental *hrainiþō *hrainiþōmiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: hreinida, reinida
    • Middle High German: reinde
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (unhrainiþa)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrainiþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 183
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