Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hreþaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to sift, separate, divide).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈxre.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hreþaną[1]

  1. To sift

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 5)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hreþō *hreþaų *hreþai ?
2nd singular *hriþizi *hreþaiz *hreþ *hreþazai *hreþaizau
3rd singular *hriþidi *hreþai *hreþadau *hreþadai *hreþaidau
1st dual *hreþōz *hreþaiw
2nd dual *hreþadiz *hreþaidiz *hreþadiz
1st plural *hreþamaz *hreþaim *hreþandai *hreþaindau
2nd plural *hriþid *hreþaid *hriþid *hreþandai *hreþaindau
3rd plural *hreþandi *hreþain *hreþandau *hreþandai *hreþaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hraþ *hrēdį̄
2nd singular *hrast *hrēdīz
3rd singular *hraþ *hrēdī
1st dual *hrēdū *hrēdīw
2nd dual *hrēdudiz *hrēdīdiz
1st plural *hrēdum *hrēdīm
2nd plural *hrēdud *hrēdīd
3rd plural *hrēdun *hrēdīn
present past
participles *hreþandz *hredanaz

Descendants

  • Old High German: redan
    • Middle High German: reden

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hreþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245